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Candidates use psychological strategies to win support and to cast their rivals in a negative light. In projection, people seek to lessen their own faults by calling out these faults in others.
The more ambivalent a person is about a political issue, the more likely they are to support violence and other extreme actions relating to that issue.
It is now not uncommon to find people supporting leaders like Donald Trump while insisting the state refrains from intervening in their lives.
How much weight would you put on a scientist’s expertise versus the opinion of a random stranger? People on either end of the political spectrum decide differently what seems true.
History is replete with examples of what happens when the idea of a nation being humiliated is allowed to fester.
Talk of adapting to climate change is less polarizing to conservatives than the idea of slashing emissions.
Scientists are concerned that politics will trump evidence in the new administration. A researcher of political psychology explains why these worries matter far beyond questions of science.
We like to think that our political views are well reasoned and backed by evidence. But research shows how easily we all succumb to cognitive biases to justify our own deeply held views.
Subtle manipulation of virtual reality can radically change how we respond without us even realising it.
Study finds identical twins more likely to vote the same way – unless they back the Lib Dems.
Conservatives and liberals may disagree because they fundamentally percieve threats and opportunities differently. 340 adults…
Pets inspire powerful emotions and strong attachments. They comfort the sick, console the lonely and entertain the children. We invite them into our families, pay their human-sized medical expenses and…
According to a poll taken last December, 60% of those surveyed think the Australian government should “increase the severity of the treatment of asylum seekers”. What’s behind this negative sentiment (otherwise…
Power, especially absolute and unchecked power, is intoxicating. Its effects occur at the cellular and neurochemical level. They are manifested behaviourally in a variety of ways, ranging from heightened…
We like to think that we reach conclusions by reviewing facts, weighing evidence and analysing arguments. But this is not how humans usually operate, particularly when decisions are important or need to…
Although Labor supporters may find it easier to smile since the impending election became something of a contest in June, Coalition voters may always have more to smile about. It has nothing to do with…
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Emeritus Professor of Political Psychology, Bournemouth University
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