Liberals and conservatives can show similarities in negativity bias

Mark J. Brandt; Geoffrey Wetherell; Christine Reyna

doi:10.1017/S0140525X13002513

Liberals and conservatives can show similarities in negativity bias

Mark J. Brandt, Geoffrey Wetherell, Christine Reyna

Social Psychology

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Abstract

Negativity bias may underlie the development of political ideologies, but liberals and conservatives are likely to respond to threats similarly. We review evidence from research on intolerance, motivated reasoning, and basic psychological threats that suggest liberals and conservatives are more similar than different when confronting threatening groups, situations, and information.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	307-308
Journal	Behavioral and Brain Sciences
Volume	37
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13002513
Publication status	Published - Jun 2014

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