Ideological Asymmetries and the Determinants of Politically Motivated Reasoning

A large literature demonstrates that conservatives have greater needs for certainty than liberals. This suggests an asymmetry hypothesis: Conservatives are less open to new information that conflicts with their political identity and, in turn, political accountability will be lower on the right than...

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Main Authors: Guay, Brian (Author), Johnston, Christopher D. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley, 2022-02-14T16:41:22Z.
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