An Exploration of the New ANES Emotions Items

• In Event: New Approaches in Political Psychology

Brief Overview

We explore the performance of new emotion items in the 2020 ANES. Are their origins any less partisan than emotions items from earlier years? Do emotions differentially lead to “System 1” and “System 2” decision processes, as theory predicts?

Authors

• Richard R. Lau, Rutgers University-New Brunswick

• Amy S. Funck, Rutgers University