TY - GEN
T1 - Extremity in Opposition Supported by Illusion of Explanatory Depth
T2 - 11th International Conference on ICT for Smart Society, ICISS 2024
AU - Arifin, Haykal Hafizul
AU - Milla, Mirra Noor
AU - Muluk, Hamdi
AU - Lamuri, Aly
AU - Narindra, Syazka Kirani
AU - Wulandari, Roosalina
AU - Pambudi, Lilik Teguh
AU - Nurmala, Sukma
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 IEEE.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - This study investigates the phenomenon of knowledge overestimation in the opposition's attitude towards quick counts in general elections in Indonesia. Involving 533 respondents in two studies, the findings of the first study indicate a significant correlation between subjective knowledge, objective knowledge, and the level of extremity in attitudes towards quick counts. These results reveal that individuals with extreme opposition attitudes tend to experience a discrepancy between the knowledge they claim to possess (subjective) and their actual knowledge (objective), depicting the Illusion of Explanatory Depth (IOED) phenomenon. The second study replicates and strengthens these findings, affirming those individuals with extreme opposition and belief in conspiracy theories about quick counts ('paid survey institutions') have lower subjective knowledge and higher objective knowledge. These findings support the hypothesis that extreme opposition attitudes towards quick counts are fueled by a gap between subjective and objective knowledge. The implications of these findings for public opinion on quick count results in the Indonesian political context are briefly discussed, on how extremity in political views and conspiracy beliefs can skew individuals' perception and assessment of their knowledge.
AB - This study investigates the phenomenon of knowledge overestimation in the opposition's attitude towards quick counts in general elections in Indonesia. Involving 533 respondents in two studies, the findings of the first study indicate a significant correlation between subjective knowledge, objective knowledge, and the level of extremity in attitudes towards quick counts. These results reveal that individuals with extreme opposition attitudes tend to experience a discrepancy between the knowledge they claim to possess (subjective) and their actual knowledge (objective), depicting the Illusion of Explanatory Depth (IOED) phenomenon. The second study replicates and strengthens these findings, affirming those individuals with extreme opposition and belief in conspiracy theories about quick counts ('paid survey institutions') have lower subjective knowledge and higher objective knowledge. These findings support the hypothesis that extreme opposition attitudes towards quick counts are fueled by a gap between subjective and objective knowledge. The implications of these findings for public opinion on quick count results in the Indonesian political context are briefly discussed, on how extremity in political views and conspiracy beliefs can skew individuals' perception and assessment of their knowledge.
KW - Illusion of Explanatory Depth
KW - Political Extremity
KW - Quick Count
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85211804203&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICISS62896.2024.10751182
DO - 10.1109/ICISS62896.2024.10751182
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85211804203
T3 - 11th International Conference on ICT for Smart Society: Integrating Data and Artificial Intelligence for a Resilient and Sustainable Future Living, ICISS 2024 - Proceeding
BT - 11th International Conference on ICT for Smart Society
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 4 September 2024 through 5 September 2024
ER -