Why Is Retrospective Voting More Common Than Prospective Voting

question 88

Essay

 Why is retrospective voting more common than prospective voting?

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Definitions:

Racially Prejudiced

Holding prejudgment, bias, or discrimination against individuals based on their race or ethnicity.

Just-world Phenomenon

The cognitive bias that assumes good things happen to good people and bad things happen to bad people.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon that occurs within a group of people, where the desire for harmony and conformity results in irrational or dysfunctional decision-making outcomes.

Norm

A standard or pattern that is typical or expected within a specific group, context, or society.