The Effect of Correcting Misperceptions about Welfare Policy on Perceptions of Welfare Beneficiaries and Policy Support

• In Event: Misinformation, Emotion, and Identity

Brief Overview

Correcting misperceptions about how welfare programs work improves perceived deservingness and welfare policy support among citizens ambivalent about welfare, highlighting policy features that cue effort and reciprocity as key attitude drivers.

Author

• Lucia Lopez, University of Houston