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Applying the Flanker Task to Political Psychology: A Research Note
Author(s) -
McLean Scott P.,
Garza John P.,
Wiebe Sandra A.,
Dodd Michael D.,
Smith Kevin B.,
Hibbing John R.,
Espy Kimberly Andrews
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
political psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.419
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1467-9221
pISSN - 0162-895X
DOI - 10.1111/pops.12056
Subject(s) - distraction , psychology , task (project management) , politics , ideology , cognitive psychology , value (mathematics) , psychological research , cognition , political psychology , social psychology , political science , computer science , management , machine learning , neuroscience , law , economics
One of the two stated objectives of the new “Research Note” section of P olitical P sychology is to present short reports that highlight novel methodological approaches. Toward that end, we call readers' attention to the “flanker task,” a research protocol widely employed in the study of the cognitive processes involved with detection, recognition, and distraction. The flanker task has increasingly been modified to study social traits, and we believe it has untapped value in the area of political psychology. Here we describe the flanker task—discussing its potential for political psychology—and illustrate this potential by presenting results from a study correlating political ideology to flanker effects.