Low-Effort Thought Promotes Political Conservatism

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 808-820

  Eidelman, Scott ^a   Crandall, Christian S ^b   Goodman, Jeffrey A ^c   Blanchar, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN EAU CLAIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

conservatism; conservative ideology; low effort thought; political attitudes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THINKING; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; NEW ENGLAND; POLITICAL SYSTEMS; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THINKING; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861665999     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212439213     Document Type: Article

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