Research confirms political views predict whether people trust false information about dangers, even after party shift
The results of the U.S. presidential election in 2016 created a unique opportunity for a team of UCLA researchers.
The results of the U.S. presidential election in 2016 created a unique opportunity for a team of UCLA researchers.
Political science
Dec 18, 2018
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People who are easily disgusted by body odours are also drawn to authoritarian political leaders. A survey showed a strong connection between supporting a society led by a despotic leader and being sensitive to body odours ...
Social Sciences
Feb 28, 2018
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(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 ...
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new online poll conducted by a team of three researchers from Stanford University has found that of those who identified themselves as Christians and who also identified themselves as either politically ...
High school and college students who understand the geological age of the Earth (4.5 billion years) are much more likely to understand and accept human evolution, according to a University of Minnesota study published in ...
Evolution
Mar 10, 2010
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While social psychology has long been interested in learning more about how one's moral values relate to one's political views, most of the research to date has used quite the same perspective.
Social Sciences
Apr 18, 2024
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Could being well informed about politics mean you are less tolerant of differing political opinions? The answer might surprise you and be cause for pause before your next political conversation.
Social Sciences
Apr 15, 2024
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As American society continues to divide along political lines, higher education and educators have unique potential to help foster interpartisan friendships, according to a new study from North Carolina State University.
Education
Mar 11, 2024
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Politics not only make for strange bedfellows, but also for bad neighbors, apparently. People are more likely to sell their homes and move out of a neighborhood if new neighbors whose political views are opposite of theirs ...
Social Sciences
Feb 16, 2024
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We've known for a decade that political affiliation increasingly affects Americans' everyday lives, including where they live, whom they befriend, and whom they welcome as in-laws.
Economics & Business
Jan 19, 2024
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