Two Egocentric Sources of the Decision to Vote: The Voter's Illusion and the Belief in Personal Relevance

By Melissa Acevedo, Joachim I. Krueger. 2004

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Polls, coalition signals and strategic voting: An experimental investigation of perceptions and effects (2007, background): “Voters can then at least believe that their vote (and that of like-minded voters) will be decisive (Acevedo & Krueger 2004; Darmofal 2010).”
Social Projection to Ingroups and Outgroups: A Review and Meta-Analysis (2005, unknown): “" Recently , Acevedo and Krueger ( 2004 ) suggested that projection - based voting is a case of " voter ' s induction .”
Political Interest, Cognitive Ability and Personality: Determinants of Voter Turnout in Britain (2005, background): “2 Acevedo and Krueger (2004) in discussing the Voter’s Illusion and the Personal Relevance hypotheses argue that individuals vote as they derive psychological benefits from voting.”
Decision Making: Factors that Influence Decision Making, Heuristics Used, and Decision Outcomes (2010, background): “Acevedo and Krueger (2004) examined individuals’ voting patterns, and concluded that people will vote more readily when they believe their opinion is indicative of the attitudes of the general population, as well as when they have a regard for their own importance in the outcomes.”
From social projection to social behaviour (2007, background): “At the same time, the collective public good of a high voter turnout is provided (Acevedo & Krueger, 2004 ; Quattrone & Tversky, 1984 ).”