Invoking Pocahontas: An act of racism disguised as politics
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racism, prejudice, Native American, Donald Trump
Invoking Pocahontas: An act of racism disguised as politics
At a recent event honoring Navajo Code Talkers who are World War II Veterans, President Donald Trump stated, "You were here long before any of us were here. Although we have a representative in Congress who they say was here a long time ago. They call her Pocahontas" [1] . This was not a first offense, as Trump has a history of referring to Senator Elizabeth Warren as Pocahontas. Trump’s “name calling” stems from Warren’s (albeit controversial) identification as Cherokee... / more
Are conservatives really simple-minded?
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political ideology, conservatives, simple-minded, complexity
Are conservatives really simple-minded?
The current consensus in psychology is that political conservatives are uniquely simple-minded. Indeed, even the famous critic of political bias and Heterodox contributor Jonathan Haidt (and colleagues) suggested that there is a “consistent difference between liberals and conservatives” on several measurements related to cognitive complexity (Joseph, Graham, & Haidt, 2009, p. 176). / more
Does it matter if people are aware of their implicit racial bias?
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implicit attitudes, racial bias, prejudice
Does it matter if people are aware of their implicit racial bias?
In this blog post, I discuss how people respond to information about their implicit racial bias—automatic attitudes and beliefs that favor one ethnic group over another. Although people can be defensive, emerging research suggests there are benefits to accepting implicit racial bias and being aware of this subtle prejudice . / more
Never give up: The persistence of misinformation effects
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misinformation, belief persistence, retraction, skepticism
Never give up: The persistence of misinformation effects
Politicians, corporations, journalists and even scientists sometimes do it – they tell people things that later on turn out to be incorrect. Yet, getting rid of this so-called misinformation is often easier said than done as false beliefs are particularly sticky. In this blog, I zoom in on the current state of the art in misinformation research. / more
Political ideology is more than just “liberal” and “conservative”
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political psychology, ideology, need for cognitive closure, policy attitudes, prejudice, discrimination
Political ideology is more than just “liberal” and “conservative”
In this blog post, I describe new evidence that thinking about political ideology on a single liberal/left to conservative/right spectrum masks important nuances in the origins of political ideologies and in the way that people apply those ideologies to important judgments, including those of other people (i.e., prejudice ). / more
Bleeding-heart liberals and hard-hearted conservatives: Political dehumanization in the United States
Bleeding-heart liberals and hard-hearted conservatives: Political dehumanization in the United States
My previous blog post covered new research showing that liberals and conservatives are prejudiced against one another to an equal degree. In this post, I will review evidence that liberals’ and conservatives’ prejudices lead them to dehumanize their political opponents—that is, to see them as less than human. / more
Being rational and emotional are not (necessarily) contradictions
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voting, rationality, emotions, morality, political psychology
Being rational and emotional are not (necessarily) contradictions
In the first part of this three part series, my colleague Ellie Shockley described how rational thinking may drive political attitudes and voting behavior. In the second part of the series, Matt Moytl described how emotion may drive political attitudes and voting behavior. In the final part of this series, I discuss how emotions and reasons are not necessarily in conflict. / more
Political convictions emerge from the gut
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political psychology, voting, rationality
Political convictions emerge from the gut
In the first part of this three part series, my colleague Ellie Shockley described how rational thinking may drive political attitudes and voting behavior. In this second part of the series, I describe how emotion may drive political attitudes and voting behavior. In the final part of this series, Mark Brandt will discuss how emotion and reason each contribute to people’s political attitudes and behaviors. / more
Are voters rational?
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voting, rationality, political psychology
Are voters rational?
Are voters rational? As a part of a three-part series on the subject of voter rationality, my colleagues Matt Motyl, Mark Brandt, and I will discuss some theories and research dealing with voters’ attitudes and behaviors. We hope you will stay a part of the conversation with us! / more
Everyone is prejudiced, too
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politics, prejudice, liberals, conservatives
Everyone is prejudiced, too
In this blog post, I will discuss new research in political psychology that is changing our understanding of what prejudice is, and who is prejudiced. / more
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