The empirical literature on economic growth and development has moved from the study of
proximate determinants to the analysis of ever deeper, more fundamental factors, rooted in …

A contentious debate in political psychology has centred on the role of cognitive rigidity in
shaping individuals' political ideologies and worldviews. Early theories in the 1950s posited …

We argue that because of a long history of intergroup conflict and competition, humans
evolved to be tribal creatures. Tribalism is not inherently bad, but it can lead to ideological …

The rise of partisan animosity, ideological polarization, and political dogmatism has
reignited important questions about the relationship between psychological rigidity and …

Welcome to the third edition of The Psychology of Attitudes & Attitude Change. As you would
expect, this edition contains many new developments. As a starting point, Bas Verplanken …

Previous research on personality traits and political attitudes has largely focused on the
direct relationships between traits and ideological self-placement. There are theoretical …

The third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive
coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the …

People's enduring psychological tendencies are reflected in their traits. Contemporary
research on personality establishes that traits are rooted largely in biology, and that the …

We test the possibility that political attitudes and behaviors are the result of both
environmental and genetic factors. Employing standard methodological approaches in …

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 …