Social:Expressive responding

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Short description: Expression of opinions in a survey that do not fit actual beliefs


Expressive responding is the expression of opinions in a survey that opposes or exaggerates actual beliefs in such a way as to provide psychological comfort for the responder. Expressive responding can be found in groups across the political spectrum.[1]

There is evidence that expressive responding is done more for internal psychological gain than as a response to true belief in misinformation.[2]

Expressive responding is more common in those who respond to questions about rumours.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Garrett, R. Kelly; Bond, Robert M.; Nisbet, Erik C.. "Self-Reported Exposure and Beliefs About Misinformation Across a U.S. Presidential Election Cycle: Expressive Responding and Motivated Reasoning". Political Communication 0 (0): 1–17. doi:10.1080/10584609.2025.2532584. ISSN 1058-4609. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2025.2532584. 
  2. ↑ Schaffner, Brian F; Luks, Samantha (2018). "Misinformation or Expressive Responding?" (in en). Public Opinion Quarterly 82 (1): 135–147. doi:10.1093/poq/nfx042. ISSN 0033-362X. https://academic.oup.com/poq/article-abstract/82/1/135/4868126?redirectedFrom=PDF. 
  3. ↑ H., Graham, Matthew; A., Huber, Gregory (2022-01-27). "The Expressive Value of Answering Survey Questions" (in en). OUP Academic. doi:10.1093/o. https://academic.oup.com/book/43784/chapter-abstract/371082019?redirectedFrom=fulltext. 

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