Liberals Think More Analytically (More “WEIRD”) Than Conservatives

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 250-267

  Talhelm, Thomas ^a   Haidt, Jonathan ^b   Oishi, Shigehiro ^a   Zhang, Xuemin ^c   Miao, Felicity F ^a   Chen, Shimin ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

analytic; cognitive style; culture; holistic; politics; WEIRD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; THINKING; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920940561     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167214563672     Document Type: Article

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