Media priming effects had only experimental support, not real-world confirmation

Evidence

The empirical support for priming is strong; but so far it comes entirely from experimental studies. While experiments have genuine advantages, they also suffer inescapable limitations. Dependable conclusions about priming—or anything else—are based most securely in corroboration across different methods. So a demonstration of priming in a natural and politically consequential setting, free of the limitations of the experimental laboratory, would considerably bolster confidence in the phenomenon. — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 1577

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Controlled experiments may not predict real-world intervention effects — Derek E. Holliday, Yphtach Lelkes, and Sean J. Westwood, Why Depolarization Is Hard: Evaluating…, 75