The role of negativity bias in political judgment : a cultural neuroscience perspective

Hibbing et al. provide a comprehensive overview of how being susceptible to heightened sensitivity to threat may lead to conservative ideologies. Yet, an emerging literature in social and cultural neuroscience shows the importance of genetic and cultural factors on negativity biases. Promising avenu...

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Main Authors: Pornpattananangkul, Narun, Cheon, Bobby Kyungbeom, Chiao, Joan Y.
Other Authors: Nanyang Business School
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/101150
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/24137
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Hibbing et al. provide a comprehensive overview of how being susceptible to heightened sensitivity to threat may lead to conservative ideologies. Yet, an emerging literature in social and cultural neuroscience shows the importance of genetic and cultural factors on negativity biases. Promising avenues for future investigation may include examining the bidirectional relationship of conservatism across multiple levels of analysis.