Studying Identities with Experiments: Weighing the Risk of Posttreatment Bias Against Priming Effects

• Published in: Journal of experimental political science Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 56 - 60
• Main Authors: Klar, Samara, Leeper, Thomas, Robison, Joshua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington Cambridge University Press 01.01.2020
• Subjects: Bias; Ethnic identity; Ethnicity; Experiments; Heterogeneity; Identification; Immigration; Intellectuals; Partisanship; Political behavior; Political science; Preferences; Priming; Race; Researchers; Social sciences; United States > US; New Jersey

Scholars from across the social sciences argue that identities – such as race, ethnicity, and gender – are highly influential over individuals’ attitudes, actions, and evaluations. Experiments are becoming particularly integral for allowing identity scholars to explain how these social attachments s...