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Foley, Peter William (2013) Four Essays on the Empirical Analysis of Political Ideology. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/TCJ9-3525. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05222013-154236063
Abstract
This thesis examines four distinct facets and methods for understanding political ideology, and so it includes four distinct chapters with only moderate connections between them. Chapter 2 examines how reactions to emotional stimuli vary with political opinion, and how the stimuli can produce changes in an individuals political preferences. Chapter 3 examines the connection between self-reported fear and item nonresponse on surveys. Chapter 4 examines the connection between political and moral consistency with low-dimensional ideology, and Chapter 5 develops a technique for estimating ideal points and salience in a low-dimensional ideological space.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.)) |
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| Subject Keywords: | consistency; ideology; item response theory; nonresponse; salience |
| Degree Grantor: | California Institute of Technology |
| Division: | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Major Option: | Social Science |
| Thesis Availability: | Public (worldwide access) |
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| Defense Date: | 7 May 2013 |
| Non-Caltech Author Email: | pwfoley (AT) gmail.com |
| Record Number: | CaltechTHESIS:05222013-154236063 |
| Persistent URL: | https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05222013-154236063 |
| DOI: | 10.7907/TCJ9-3525 |
| Default Usage Policy: | No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided. |
| ID Code: | 7742 |
| Collection: | CaltechTHESIS |
| Deposited By: | Peter Foley |
| Deposited On: | 04 Jun 2014 17:43 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Jun 2024 22:01 |
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