Debates over redistribution, social insurance, and market regulation are central to American
politics. Why do some citizens prefer a large role for government in the economic life of the …

In a recent article published in Criminology, Burt and Simons () claimed that the statistical
violations of the classical twin design render heritability studies useless. Claiming …

Variation in the extent an attitude is imbued with moral conviction is a strong predictor of a
variety of consequential social judgments; however, the extant literature has not explained …

A propensity to believe that fellow citizens will not act against our interests in social and
economic transactions has been identified as key to the effective functioning of democratic …

The study of political attitudes and behaviours is important from a cognitive point of view and
carries considerable practical implications. Therefore, researchers should consider the …

Cognitive scientists, behavior geneticists, and political scientists have identified several
ways in which emotions influence political attitudes, and psychologists have shown that …

There is a growing interest in empirically exploring the biological underpinnings of political
attitudes and behavior. Heritability studies are a primary vehicle for conducting such …

Objectives The impact of political efficacy on political participation has been established in
numerous classical studies of political behavior. However, the effects of more general …

Using data from two recent surveys, we analyze the relationship between personality traits,
as measured by the Five-factor Model, and political participation, political ideology …

The role of genes in political attitudes and behaviors has become one of the liveliest and
most heated debates in political science. Though our colleagues in psychology and other …