Are conservatives more sensitive to threat than liberals? It depends on how we define threat and conservatism
JT Crawford - Social cognition, 2017 - Guilford Press
The motivated social cognition and negativity bias perspectives each posit that threat is
especially related to political conservatism, such that threat causes people to adopt …
especially related to political conservatism, such that threat causes people to adopt …
From pretraining data to language models to downstream tasks: Tracking the trails of political biases leading to unfair NLP models
Language models (LMs) are pretrained on diverse data sources, including news, discussion
forums, books, and online encyclopedias. A significant portion of this data includes opinions …
forums, books, and online encyclopedias. A significant portion of this data includes opinions …
Ideological asymmetries and the essence of political psychology
JT Jost - Political psychology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Individuals are not merely passive vessels of whatever beliefs and opinions they have been
exposed to; rather, they are attracted to belief systems that resonate with their own …
exposed to; rather, they are attracted to belief systems that resonate with their own …
[HTML][HTML] Fragmented foes: Affective polarization in the multiparty context of the Netherlands
E Harteveld - Electoral Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Affective polarization, or antipathy between the supporters of opposing political camps, is
documented to be on the rise in the United States and elsewhere. At the same time, there …
documented to be on the rise in the United States and elsewhere. At the same time, there …
How different are cultural and economic ideology?
CD Johnston, T Ollerenshaw - Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
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 …
they are correlated for many citizens in many countries.•The relationship between cultural …
The politics of fear: Is there an ideological asymmetry in existential motivation?
A meta-analysis by Jost, Glaser, Kruglanski, and Sulloway (2003) suggested that existential
needs to reduce threat were associated with political conservatism. Nevertheless, some …
needs to reduce threat were associated with political conservatism. Nevertheless, some …
Worldview conflict and prejudice
MJ Brandt, JT Crawford - Advances in experimental social psychology, 2020 - Elsevier
People are motivated to protect their worldviews. One way to protect one's worldviews is
through prejudice toward worldview-dissimilar groups and individuals. The traditional …
through prejudice toward worldview-dissimilar groups and individuals. The traditional …
Do needs for security and certainty predict cultural and economic conservatism? A cross-national analysis.
We examine whether individual differences in needs for security and certainty predict
conservative (vs. liberal) position on both cultural and economic political issues and whether …
conservative (vs. liberal) position on both cultural and economic political issues and whether …
The contingent, contextual nature of the relationship between needs for security and certainty and political preferences: Evidence and implications
CM Federico, A Malka - Political Psychology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
conclusion drawn from this work is that stronger needs for security and certainty attract …
Are cultural and economic conservatism positively correlated? A large-scale cross-national test
The right–left dimension is ubiquitous in politics, but prior perspectives provide conflicting
accounts of whether cultural and economic attitudes are typically aligned on this dimension …
accounts of whether cultural and economic attitudes are typically aligned on this dimension …