Reducing opinion polarization: Effects of exposure to similar people with differing political views
Informal political discussions with peers can increase trust in democracy and improve understanding of self and others. However, these benefits do not often materialize because people tend to shy away from political discussions and because friendship networks rarely expose highly divergent political views. In a large-scale experiment, we overcome these limitations by matching participants to peers selected for sharing common interests and demographics and exposing them to a personal message abou...
United States Ruben Bach Paulc Bauer Common Ingroup Identity Model Beijing Olympics Open Science Framework
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