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How many migrants are people willing to welcome into their country? The effect of numerical anchoring on migrants’ acceptance

Lalot, Fanny, Quiamzade, Alain, Falomir‐Pichastor, Juan M. (2019) How many migrants are people willing to welcome into their country? The effect of numerical anchoring on migrants’ acceptance. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 49 (6). pp. 361-371. ISSN 0021-9029. (doi:10.1111/jasp.12588) (KAR id:76094)

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Abstract

How many migrants are people willing to welcome into their country? Relying on a classical anchoring paradigm, we investigated the effect of numerical anchors reported in communication media echoing political positions regarding how many migrants should be accepted in one country. Four studies (N = 601) tested the effect of a numerical anchor within a politician’s statement on the number of migrants that people think should be accepted in their home country. Across studies, we found a strong anchor effect (average Cohen’s d = 1.40, 95% CI [1.18, 1.63]): participants were willing to accept a higher (vs. lower) number of migrants following a high (vs. low) anchor. Importantly, the effect occurred among both left wing‐ and right wing oriented participants, although being slightly smaller among the latter (Study 3). Moreover, it was independent from the political party serving as the source for the anchors as well as participants’ attitude toward these political parties (Study 4). Relevance of the present findings for persuasion and political decision‐making literature is discussed.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/jasp.12588
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Fanny Lalot
Date Deposited: 03 Sep 2019 09:31 UTC
Last Modified: 10 Jan 2024 12:52 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/76094 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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