Maggot infestations, rotting carcasses, unidentifiable gunk in the kitchen sink – how much your brain responds to disgusting images could predict whether you are liberal or conservative.
Social Sciences
Oct 29, 2014
112
2
A disbelief in human evolution was associated with higher levels of prejudice, racist attitudes and support of discriminatory behavior against Blacks, immigrants and the LGBTQ community in the U.S., according to University ...
Social Sciences
Apr 4, 2022
7
1588
Scientists surveyed 600 Dutch people on what they think and believe about certain topics and how that affects their opinions on science. Specifically, it involved what they thought about nanotechnology, human genome editing ...
Social Sciences
Jul 20, 2023
2
47
Liberalism and conservatism are associated with qualitatively different psychological concerns, notably those linked to morality, shows a new study.
Political science
Nov 11, 2020
12
793
(Phys.org) —Two researchers from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and another from Duke University in North Carolina together have found that a person's political ideology might impact his or her decision-making ...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, political ideology has been perhaps the strongest predictor of consumers' perceptions of the coronavirus' threat. According to a new study from Lehigh University's College of Business, the ...
Political science
Nov 13, 2020
7
77
Both conservative and liberal Americans share fake news because they don't want to be ostracized from their social circles, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2023
2
124
In an age of high political polarization in the United States, the popular narrative often focuses on an "us versus them" battle between the two major political parties, each accusing the other of intolerance.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2022
0
36
While trust in science remained stable among people who self-identified as moderates and liberals in the United States between 1974 and 2010, trust in science fell among self-identified conservatives by more than 25 percent ...
Social Sciences
Mar 29, 2012
76
0
A new study has found a rise in racial apathy—in other words, not caring about racial inequality—among young white adults.
Social Sciences
Jul 7, 2022
0
45
