Changes in Perceptions of Ford and Carter following the First Presidential Debate

1 October 1977

journal article
research article
Published by SAGE Publications in Perceptual and Motor Skills

Vol. 45 (2) , 423-429
https://doi.org/10.2466/pms.1977.45.2.423

Abstract

Perceptions of presidential candidates Ford and Carter were assessed both before and after their first presidential debate from a sample of 31 subjects of voting age in upstate New York. Significant changes in perceptions of the candidates' sociability, emotional control, aggressiveness and moral judgment were found as a result of the debate. Carter was seen as more like the “ideal president” prior to the debate. However no significant difference between the degree to which the perception of either candidate was associated with the perception of the “ideal president” was found following the debate.

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