PERCEPTIONS OF BUSH, CLINTON, AND PEROT IN RELATION TO FREQUENCY OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE VIEWING

Authors
POWELL FC WANZENRIED JW
Citation
Fc. Powell et Jw. Wanzenried, PERCEPTIONS OF BUSH, CLINTON, AND PEROT IN RELATION TO FREQUENCY OF PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE VIEWING, Perceptual and motor skills, 77(1), 1993, pp. 35-41
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Experimental
Journal title
Perceptual and motor skills → ACNP
ISSN journal
00315125
Volume
77
Issue
1
Year of publication
1993
Pages
35 - 41
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-5125(1993)77:1<35:POBCAP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Two groups of university students reported their frequency of watching the presidential debates of 1992 (245 vs 173) while one group was sho wn the opening and closing statements made by each candidate in each d ebate. The 1992 Leathers Personal Credibility Scale was used to measur e respondents' perceptions of the three candidates. Analysis of varian ce using frequency of viewing the debates yielded no significant chang e in perceptions of the candidates among or between groups.