Psychologists have repeatedly reported that self-described conservatives tend to place a higher value than those to...
Psychologists have repeatedly reported that self-described conservatives tend to place a higher value than those to their left on deference to tradition and authority. They are more likely to value stability, conformity, and order, and have more difficulty tolerating novelty and ambiguity and uncertainty. They are more sensitive than liberals to information suggesting the possibility of danger than to information suggesting benefits. And they are more moralistic and more likely to repress unconscious drives towards unconventional sexuality.
The article goes into a few reasons behind why Conservatives are far more likely to believe lies than liberals (who also believe their own share of lies) and is a good read for anyone wanting to understand why their Conservative friends and family still believe what they do even when all evidence points to the contrary.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/11/why_conservatives_are_more_susceptible_to_believing_in_lies.html
The article goes into a few reasons behind why Conservatives are far more likely to believe lies than liberals (who also believe their own share of lies) and is a good read for anyone wanting to understand why their Conservative friends and family still believe what they do even when all evidence points to the contrary.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2017/11/why_conservatives_are_more_susceptible_to_believing_in_lies.html
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"I'd hazard it's possible that this difference might make sense in terms of tracking with other known differences between liberals and conservatives," Smith said. "For example, there's a quite a bit of evidence that in comparison to conservatives, liberals tend to be more attracted to and seek out novel experiences. So maybe liberals are not as satisfied as conservatives because they are more likely to be thinking about the next exciting possibility rather than what they already have. At least at first blush, that seems to make sense and fit with some of the other patterns we know of."
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