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Issue Priming

Issue Priming is a cognitive activation process in political communication by which exposure to specific policy issues enhances the accessibility of related evaluative considerations, thereby influencing the standards used by voters to assess political candidates and shape electoral decisions.

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91

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50

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Issue Ownership in Presidential Elections, with a 1980 Case Study

John R. Petrocik · American Journal of Political Science · 1996 · 2.9K citations

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Altering the Foundations of Support for the President Through Priming

Jon A. Krosnick, Donald R. Kinder · American Political Science Review · 1990 · 788 citations · Full text

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Learning and Opinion Change, Not Priming: Reconsidering the Priming Hypothesis

Gabriel Lenz · American Journal of Political Science · 2009 · 410 citations

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MEDIA PRIMING EFFECTS: ACCESSIBILITY, ASSOCIATION, AND ACTIVATION

David Domke, Dhavan V. Shah, Daniel B. Wackman · International Journal of Public Opinion Research · 1998 · 271 citations

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Explaining Presidential Approval: The Significance of Issue Salience

George C. Edwards, William Mitchell, Reed L. Welch · American Journal of Political Science · 1995 · 256 citations

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Authors

91

  1. FR
    Francesca R. Dillman Carpentier

    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

    2 publications · 61 citations

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  2. LR
    Lawrence R. Jacobs

    University of Minnesota System, United States

    2 publications · 408 citations

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  3. JD
    James Druckman

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 475 citations

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  4. JA
    Jon A. Krosnick

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 889 citations

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  5. AH
    Austin Hart

    The University of Texas at Austin, United States

    1 publications · 27 citations

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Institutions

50

  1. University of Minnesota System

    Minneapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Chapel Hill, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    61 citations

  3. The Ohio State University

    Columbus, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    832 citations

  4. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    178 citations

  5. University of Wisconsin System

    Madison, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    221 citations

  6. Aarhus University

    Aarhus, Denmark

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    69 citations

  7. American University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    27 citations

  8. University of Amsterdam

    Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    104 citations

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Venues

  1. American Journal of Political Science

    AJPS · 6 publications · 3.9K citations

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  2. The Journal of Politics

    JP · 3 publications · 313 citations

    3

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  3. Political Behavior

    3 publications · 136 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Communication

    2 publications · 121 citations

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  5. Communication Research

    CR · 2 publications · 194 citations

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