Expressive responding
Expressive responding is the expression of opinions in a survey that opposes or exaggerates actual beliefs in such a way as to provide psychological comfort for the responder. Expressive responding can be found in groups across the political spectrum.[1]
There is evidence that expressive responding is done more for internal psychological gain than as a response to true belief in misinformation.[2]
Expressive responding is more common in those who respond to questions about rumours.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Garrett, R. Kelly; Bond, Robert M.; Nisbet, Erik C. "Self-Reported Exposure and Beliefs About Misinformation Across a U.S. Presidential Election Cycle: Expressive Responding and Motivated Reasoning". Political Communication. 0 (0): 1–17. doi:10.1080/10584609.2025.2532584. ISSN 1058-4609.
- ^ Schaffner, Brian F; Luks, Samantha (2018). "Misinformation or Expressive Responding?". Public Opinion Quarterly. 82 (1): 135–147. doi:10.1093/poq/nfx042. ISSN 0033-362X. Archived from the original on 2025-05-05.
- ^ H., Graham, Matthew; A., Huber, Gregory (2022-01-27). "The Expressive Value of Answering Survey Questions". OUP Academic. doi:10.1093/o. Archived from the original on 2024-09-14.
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