Psychologists have demonstrated the value of diversity–particularly diversity of viewpoints–
for enhancing creativity, discovery, and problem solving. But one key type of viewpoint …

According to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics' influential position statement on
vegetarianism, meat and seafood can be replaced with milk, soy/legumes, and eggs without …

A provocative, timely analysis that asks: What does science tells us about the bias that
poisons our politics? We don't live in a 'post-truth'society—but a 'myside'society in which no …

Research on the dispositional origins of political preferences is flourishing, and the primary
conclusion drawn from this work is that stronger needs for security and certainty attract …

The cognitive functioning of individuals with stronger endorsement of right–wing and
prejudiced attitudes has elicited much scholarly interest. Whereas many studies investigated …

Actively open-minded thinking (AOT) is measured by questionnaire items that tap the
willingness to consider alternative opinions, the sensitivity to evidence contradictory to …

Recent events have raised concern about potential threats to democracy within Western
countries. If Western citizens who are open to authoritarian governance share a common set …

Highlights•Cultural and economic ideology do not reduce to a single left-right dimension, but
they are correlated for many citizens in many countries.•The relationship between cultural …

The rigidity-of-the-right hypothesis (RRH), which posits that cognitive, motivational, and
ideological rigidity resonate with political conservatism, is an influential but controversial …

Previous research finds that lower cognitive ability predicts greater prejudice. We test two
unresolved questions about this association using a heterogeneous set of target groups and …