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Following the rise of populist parties and leaders in the last decade, research has extensively investigated the political and economic factors that have driven some voters towards populism.
Mauro Bertolotti +2 more
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When, why, and how does interpersonal forgiveness occur? These questions guided recent research that compared the relative abilities of empathy versus motivated reasoning models to account for the influence of relationship closeness on interpersonal ...
Leigh Anne N. Donovan +2 more
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How Education Did (and Did Not) Accentuate Partisan Differences During the Ebola Outbreak of 2014-15
Education exacerbates partisan gaps in scientific knowledge and attitudes. However, previous findings about the extent and symmetry of this moderation have been mixed.
Chris C. Martin
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BackgroundDistorted gambling-related cognitions are tightly related to gambling problems, and are one of the main targets of treatment for disordered gambling, but their etiology remains uncertain.
Ismael Muela +2 more
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Can Oversight Mitigate Auditor’s Motivated Reasoning? An Experimental Study [PDF]
Evidence of auditors’ failure to provide an independent opinion has reopened debates on measures to ensure auditor independence. We examine the effectiveness of oversight on two prominent determinants of auditor’s biased opinion – financial incentives ...
Sergeja Slapničar +2 more
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A salient identity influences individuals' judgment on products. The current research investigates why identity salience sometimes produces asymmetric effects on an individual's judgment such that a salient identity often influences judgment on identity ...
DaHee Han, Claire Heeryung Kim
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Sincere or motivated? Partisan bias in advice-taking
Political divisions have become a central feature of modern life. Here, we ask whether these divisions affect advice-taking from co- and counter-partisans in a nonpolitical context.
Yunhao Zhang, David G. Rand
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Motivated reasoning is a form of biased processing where people evaluate messaging in such a way that it allows them to confirm their preexisting beliefs. The self-concept approach to motivated reasoning assumes that ego involvement drives this process,
David M. Keating, Qinjun Fan
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This article presents an integrative model for the endorsement of pseudoscience: the explanation-polarisation model. It is based on a combination of perceived explanatory satisfaction and group polarisation, offering a perspective different from the ...
Angelo Fasce
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Motivated reasoning as a pervasive feature of human psychology poses challenges to the ideal of liberal democratic government, which relies on citizens’ rationality.
Peter Beattie, Danielle Snider
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