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Nudge for Reflection: More Than Just a Channel to Political Knowledge

Weiyu Zhang,Tian Yang,S. Perrault

Published 2021 in International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

ABSTRACT

Reflection, a process that organizes information into a structure that incorporates both own and others’ perspectives, was previously believed to function mainly as an antecedent of political knowledge. In this paper, we first design a simple interface nudge to encourage users to reflect on their views on political issues. Second, we use an experimental study to show that reflection works in a way more than leading to political knowledge. Results from a between-subjects online experiment (N = 168) covering one crucial public issue in Singapore (i.e., fertility) showed that (a) reflection interacts with information access to influence perceived issue knowledge; (b) reflection enhances perceived attitude certainty, including perceived attitude clarity and perceived attitude correctness; (c) reflection promotes willingness to express opinions in private settings.

PUBLICATION RECORD

  • Publication year

    2021

  • Venue

    International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

  • Publication date

    2021-05-06

  • Fields of study

    Computer Science, Political Science

  • Identifiers
    DOI 10.1145/3411764.3445274
  • External record

    Open on Semantic Scholar

  • Source metadata

    Semantic Scholar

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