Ideology Can Skew Our Views on the Healthiness of Food
New research finds that marketing messages that are inconsistent with our values can lead us to view a food product as less healthy.
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Considering Your Opponent’s Perspective Isn’t Likely to Change Your View
New research finds that adopting an opponent's perspective on a charged issue can harden our original position.
Liberals Are More Willing Than Conservatives to Donate Organs
In a small Australian study, conservative students reported higher levels of disgust, and more concern about "bodily integrity," than their left-leaning counterparts.
Ideology Isn’t Really About Issues
New research finds our attachment to political labels is based more on social identity than policy positions.
Why We Shut Ourselves Off From Opposing Viewpoints
New research points to some deep-seated psychological reasons we prefer to retreat into our ideological silos. By Tom…
Adversity Inspires Politically Polarized Attitudes
New research suggests personal suffering tends to move people toward one ideological extreme or the other. By Tom…
Facebook Provides Opportunities to Learn How the Other Side Thinks
The popular social network offers partisans a way out of the echo chamber.
What Political Parties Talk About When They Talk About Groups
Republicans talk about ideology and Democrats talk about groups—but they may be talking about the same thing.
Happiness: Conservatives Proclaim It, Liberals Display It
New research throws into question the belief that right-wingers tend to be happier than those on the left.
One Way to Weaken Political Polarization
University of California-San Diego researchers find articulating your opponent's perspective, and being held accountable for doing so accurately, moves us closer to the center.