Solution aversion: On the relation between ideology and motivated disbelief

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 809-824

  Campbell, Troy H ^a   Kay, Aaron C ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denial; Ideology; Motivated reasoning; Skepticism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFLICT; FEMALE; FIREARM; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; THINKING;

ADULT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FIREARMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; POLITICS; THINKING;

EID: 84923342499     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0037963     Document Type: Article

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