PERCEIVED COMPETENCE OF US PRESIDENTS, 1933-1989 - PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCES AND THE MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT

Authors
YOUNG TJ FRENCH LA
Citation
Tj. Young et La. French, PERCEIVED COMPETENCE OF US PRESIDENTS, 1933-1989 - PRESIDENTIAL NEWS CONFERENCES AND THE MERE-EXPOSURE EFFECT, Perceptual and motor skills, 83(1), 1996, pp. 153-154
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
83
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
153 - 154
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1996)83:1<153:PCOUP1>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
1933-1989 data yielded a strong, positive Spearman's coefficient of .9 96 fur thr average number of presidential news conferences per month a nd presidential rankings in the Murray-Blessing Poll. The finding supp orts research on the mere-exposure effect and is consistent with studi es showing a tendency for group members to associate talkativeness wit h leadership.