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Science 27 February 2009:
Vol. 323. no. 5918, p. 1183
DOI: 10.1126/science.1167748
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Predicting Elections: Child's Play!

John Antonakis* and Olaf Dalgas

In two experiments, children and adults rated pairs of faces from election races. Naïve adults judged a pair on competence; after playing a game, children chose who they would prefer to be captain of their boat. Children's (as well as adults') preferences accurately predicted actual election outcomes.

Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: john.antonakis{at}unil.ch

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