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PSC 601F

Public Opinion and Political Behavior

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Analysis of the psychological aspects of politics in relation to public opinion, propaganda, personality and political socialization.

Units

Lecture3

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Offering

Offered: Every Spring - Even Years

Terms

spring

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Standard

Learning Outcomes

  • compare different models of information processing.
  • evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different models of partisanship.
  • discuss the political consequences of biased information processing.
  • articulate how public opinion drives the differences we observe in policy outcomes nationally and across states and localities.
  • evaluate an original theoretical argument about public opinion or political behavior using quantitative methods in the form of a research paper.