Funnel of causality
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The funnel of causality is a political science model that explains how broad, long-term social and psychological factors gradually narrow to shape an individual’s specific voting decision.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Funnel of causality canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funnel of causality Context triple: [The American Voter, conceptIntroduced, Funnel of causality]
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Cause and Effect
"Cause and Effect" is a 2019 studio album by British band Keane that marked their return after a seven-year hiatus, featuring a more introspective and synth-driven pop-rock sound.
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Actions, Reasons, and Causes
Actions, Reasons, and Causes is a highly influential 1963 philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that argues for the causal theory of action, claiming that an agent’s reasons can be understood as causes of their actions.
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Kausalya
Kausalya is a revered queen of Ayodhya in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the virtuous and compassionate mother of Lord Rama.
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Causality and Determination
Causality and Determination is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that critically examines the concepts of causation and determinism, challenging prevailing assumptions in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of science.
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E.
The Pattern of Responsibility
"The Pattern of Responsibility" is a work by McGeorge Bundy that examines the ethical and strategic responsibilities of political and military leaders in the nuclear age.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Funnel of causality Target entity description: The funnel of causality is a political science model that explains how broad, long-term social and psychological factors gradually narrow to shape an individual’s specific voting decision.
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A.
Cause and Effect
"Cause and Effect" is a 2019 studio album by British band Keane that marked their return after a seven-year hiatus, featuring a more introspective and synth-driven pop-rock sound.
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B.
Actions, Reasons, and Causes
Actions, Reasons, and Causes is a highly influential 1963 philosophical essay by Donald Davidson that argues for the causal theory of action, claiming that an agent’s reasons can be understood as causes of their actions.
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C.
Kausalya
Kausalya is a revered queen of Ayodhya in the Hindu epic Ramayana, best known as the virtuous and compassionate mother of Lord Rama.
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D.
Causality and Determination
Causality and Determination is a philosophical work by Elizabeth Anscombe that critically examines the concepts of causation and determinism, challenging prevailing assumptions in analytic philosophy and the philosophy of science.
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E.
The Pattern of Responsibility
"The Pattern of Responsibility" is a work by McGeorge Bundy that examines the ethical and strategic responsibilities of political and military leaders in the nuclear age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political science model
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theoretical model of voting behavior ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Angus Campbell
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Donald E. Stokes ⓘ Philip E. Converse ⓘ Warren E. Miller ⓘ |
| assumption | voters are influenced by stable predispositions and short-term campaign factors ⓘ |
| causalDirection | from social structure to psychological orientations to vote choice ⓘ |
| conceptualType | causal framework ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
pure sociological models of voting
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rational choice models of voting ⓘ |
| coreIdea | broad long-term factors shape individual vote choice through a narrowing sequence of influences ⓘ |
| critiquedFor |
emphasis on stability of party identification
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limited attention to strategic and institutional factors ⓘ |
| describedIn | The American Voter ⓘ |
| developedBy | University of Michigan Survey Research Center scholars ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
candidate evaluations
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issue orientations ⓘ long-term social characteristics ⓘ party identification ⓘ psychological predispositions ⓘ |
| explains |
how social and psychological factors influence voting decisions
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process leading from distant causes to specific vote choice ⓘ |
| field |
electoral studies
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political behavior research ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| focusesOn | individual voting decision ⓘ |
| historicalContext | mid-20th-century American electoral research ⓘ |
| includesLevel |
broad social and demographic characteristics
ⓘ
final vote choice ⓘ group and social cleavages ⓘ party identification as a long-term orientation ⓘ short-term forces such as issues and candidates ⓘ |
| inElectionStudies | organizes variables from distal to proximal causes ⓘ |
| influenced | subsequent models of electoral behavior ⓘ |
| inspired | later work on multilevel and contextual models of voting ⓘ |
| levelOfAnalysis | individual-level voting behavior ⓘ |
| methodologicalBasis | survey research ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Michigan model of voting
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party identification as a psychological attachment ⓘ |
| represents | hierarchical structure of influences on voting ⓘ |
| teachingUse |
election studies curricula
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introductory political behavior courses ⓘ |
| timeOrientation | long-term to short-term sequence of influences ⓘ |
| usedFor |
analyzing determinants of voting behavior
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structuring survey research on elections ⓘ |
| visualMetaphor | funnel narrowing from distant causes to immediate decision ⓘ |
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