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Political Affiliation Can Predict How People Will React to False Information About Threats
Social conservatives are more likely to believe untrue warnings about possible threats than are liberals, two studies show.
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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH THAT HELPS EXPLAIN THE ELECTION
The New Yorker: At the end of most years, I’m typically asked to write about the best psychology papers of the past twelve months. This year, though, is not your typical year. And so, instead of the
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Can a divided America heal?
TED: How can the US recover after the negative, partisan presidential election of 2016? Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt studies the morals that form the basis of our political choices. In conversation with TED Curator Chris
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How to Make Sure You Don’t Screw Up Your Ballot
New York Magazine: As a species, humans tend to be easily distractible, confused, and prone to neglecting important details. Voting is a particularly important and depressing example. In an interesting paper in Current Directions in
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The Price of Certainty
The New York Times: It’s alarming to see how polarized politics have become in the United States. The wider the gulf grows, the more people seem to be certain that the other side is wrong.
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Here’s why the election has everybody stressing out
Philly Voice: Depending on your political bent, Donald Trump is either a tell-it-like-it-is political savior or hate-spewing threat to American democracy. Likewise, Hillary Clinton is either the most qualified presidential candidate in recent memory or a
