This seminar explores the cutting-edge of experimental political science, with a substantive focus on American political behavior. Students will become familiar with various types of experiments, such as laboratory experiments, survey experiments, field experiments, and natural experiments. In doing so, students will engage with research that aims to isolate the causal consequences of group affiliation (including partisanship, race/ethnicity, and other social identities), affect and emotions, political knowledge and sophistication, political advertisements and campaign efforts, and media/information environments on individuals' political attitudes and behavior. Along the way, students will gain a deep proficiency in experimental design and develop foundational skills in statistical analysis and basic programming. |