This article devoted to the delimitation of candidate profile, by means of an opinion survey representative of various categories of voters placed in the same area or locality, vitally depended on the perception of the people the questionnaire-based research was addressed to, on the categories...

Theories from psychology suggest that voters' perceptions of political positions depend on their non-policy related attitudes towards the candidates. A voter who likes (dislikes) a candidate will perceive the candidate's position as closer to (further from) his own than it really is. This is...

Studies in political science and psychology suggest that voters' perceptions of political positions depend on their personal views of the candidates. A voter who likes/dislikes a candidate will perceive his position as closer to/further from his own than it really is (projection). Clearly these...