Tuesday, November 7, 1972
University Daily Kansan
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Profs Discuss Influence of Early Vote Results
American voters today will again have the opportunity to hear voting results from poll that close in the eastern United States before voting finishes in the west.
Although California Gov. Ronald Reagan recently sought a court injunction to prevent the broadcast of voting results until March 26, he was denied the United States, the injunction was denied.
When asked if western voters might be influenced by the early announcement of voting results, three University of Kansas members responded with differing opinions.
"I would see this as a possible source of influence," David Sunders, assistant professor of psychology, said. "How strong depends upon the individual.
"On the basis of laboratory studies, my prediction is that it would influence voting
trends among those who are uncertain. I doubt if it would influence those who have been trained in the profession.
"I don't know of any studies of voting trends per se, but frequently when we're in an ambiguous situation where the truth is unclear, we rely on the opinions of others."
"You could get either the band-wagon effect or the reactance effect, in general, although I don't know that there have been any studies as such," Batson said.
Stanley Batson, assistant professor of social psychology, said that release of election results could influence voting trends.
Voters who support a candidate because everyone else supports him would be following the band-wagon effect, according to Batson.
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Law With Justice-A Balanced Approach
- Graduate of KU and KU Law School
- 9-year resident of Lawrence
- Entered public service as an attorney with State Corporation Commission upon admission to the Bar. Resigned this state position to file for the office sought.
the most about the election are the people who think their candidates are right.
- Lawrence Attorney since admission to the Bar on June 26, 1969
HERMAN K. REED
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ELECT
Democrat for Probate Judge
going to lose. Hermann D. Lajan, associate professor of political science, said he had read of an independent study which showed that early results had no effect on western voters.
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