Political Orientation Predicts Credulity Regarding Putative Hazards

Psychological Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 651-660

  Fessler, Daniel M T ^a   Pisor, Anne C ^b,c   Holbrook, Colin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

negatively biased credulity; negativity bias; open data; open materials; political orientation; threat sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; POLITICS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85019192663     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797617692108     Document Type: Article

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