April 29, Thursday -- Jon Krosnick, a researcher who studies the intersection of politics and psychology, will talk about how the structure of polls and other political communication can have unintentional effects on audiences. Krosnick, a professor of psychology and political science at Ohio State University, is the author of four books and more than 100 articles focusing on optimal design of survey questionnaires, attitude formation and the psychology of political communication. Krosnick will talk about how poll questions can yield inaccurate results, how policy debates affect voters' attitudes and how candidate name order on ballots can influence elections. Sponsored by the UC Davis departments of Psychology and Political Science, Krosnick will speak beginning at 4:10 p.m. in the University Club Lounge on the UC Davis campus.