Political conservatism, rigidity, and dogmatism in American foreign policy officials: The 1966 mennis data

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-90

  Kemmelmeier, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive styles; Conservatism; Dogmatism; Political involvement; Rigidity

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; COGNITION; HUMAN; PERSONALITY; POLICY; POLITICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE; COGNITION; HUMANS; PERSONALITY; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847646712     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.141.1.77-90     Document Type: Review

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