Democracies assume accurate knowledge by the populace, but the human attraction to fake
and untrustworthy news poses a serious problem for healthy democratic functioning. We …

Humans tend to shift attention according to others' eye-gaze direction. This is a core ability
as it permits to create pervasive relationships among individuals and with the environment …

Disputes between those holding differing political views are ubiquitous and deep-seated,
and they often follow common, recognizable lines. The supporters of tradition and stability …

In this article we analyze data from high‐quality surveys conducted in the United States and
the United Kingdom that included multiple symbolic and operational measures of political …

Providing an in-depth analysis of public opinion, including its origins in political
socialization, its role in the electoral process, and the impact of the media, American Public …

Although human existence is enveloped by ideologies, remarkably little is understood about
the relationships between ideological attitudes and psychological traits. Even less is known …

About a decade ago, a study documented that conservatives have stronger physiological
responses to threatening stimuli than liberals. This work launched an approach aimed at …

Nationalistic identities often play an influential role in citizens' voting behavior and political
engagement. Nationalistic ideologies tend to have firm categories and rules for what …

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 …

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 …