Selected Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Working Papers

Prior, Markus, Abdelaziz Alsharawy, and Talbot M. Andrews (2023). People are Less Myopic about Future than Past Collective Outcomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 120 (51).

Egan, Patrick J., and Markus Prior (2023). Logic with Polarized Parties, Changing Media and Motivated Reasoners. In: Brandice Canes-Wrone, Charles C. Cameron, Sanford C. Gordon, and Gregory Huber (eds.) Accountability Reconsidered: Voters, Interests, and Information in U.S. Policymaking. Cambridge University Press.

Prior, Markus and Lori D. Bougher (2018). "Like They've Never, Ever Seen in this Country"? Political Interest and Voter Engagement in 2016. Public Opinion Quarterly 82(S1): 822-42

Prior, Markus (2017). Conditions for Political Accountability in a High-Choice Media Environment. In: Kate Kenski and Kathleen Hall Jamieson (eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Political Communication, Oxford University Press.

Prior, Markus, Gaurav Sood, and Kabir Khanna (2015). You Cannot be Serious: The Impact of Accuracy Incentives on Partisan Bias in Reports of Economic Perceptions. Quarterly Journal of Political Science 10(4): 489-518.

Prior, Markus (2014). Visual Political Knowledge: A Different Road to Competence? Journal of Politics 76(1): 41-57.

Prior, Markus (2013). The Challenge of Measuring Media Exposure: Reply to Dilliplane, Goldman, and Mutz. Political Communication, 30(4): 620-634.

Prior, Markus (2013). Media and Political Polarization. Annual Review of Political Science, 16: 101-27.

Prior, Markus (2012). Who Watches Presidential Debates? Measurement Problems in Campaign Effects Research. Public Opinion Quarterly, 76(2): 350-363.

Prior, Markus (2010). You've Either Got It or You Don’t? The Stability of Political Interest over the Life Cycle. Journal of Politics, 72(3): 747-766. appendix

Prior, Markus (2009). Improving Media Effects Research through Better Measurement of News Exposure. Journal of Politics, 71(3): 893-908.

Prior, Markus (2009). The Immensely Inflated News Audience: Assessing Bias in Self-Reported News Exposure. Public Opinion Quarterly, 73(1): 130-143.

Prior, Markus and Arthur Lupia (2008). Money, Time, and Political Knowledge: Distinguishing Quick Recall and Political Learning Skills. American Journal of Political Science, 52(1): 168-182.

Prior, Markus (2006). The Incumbent in the Living Room: The Rise of Television and the Incumbency Advantage in U.S. House Elections. Journal of Politics, 68(3): 657-673.

Prior, Markus (2005). News v. Entertainment: How Increasing Media Choice Widens Gaps in Political Knowledge and Turnout. American Journal of Political Science, 49(3): 594-609.

Prior, Markus (2003). Any Good News in Soft News? The Impact of Soft News Preference on Political Knowledge. Political Communication, 20(2): 149-171.