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  • Predicting Elections: Child...
    Antonakis, John; Dalgas, Olaf

    Science, 02/2009, Volume: 323, Issue: 5918
    Journal Article

    In two experiments, children and adults rated pairs of faces from election races. Naïve adults judged a pair on competence; after playing a game, children chose who they would prefer to be captain of their boat. Children's (as well as adults') preferences accurately predicted actual election outcomes.