How encompassing is the effect of negativity bias on political conservatism?
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We argue that the political effects of negativity bias are narrower than Hibbing et al. suggest. Negativity bias reliably predicts social, but not economic, conservatism, and its political effects often vary across levels of political engagement. Thus the role of negativity bias in broad ideological conflict depends on the strategic packaging of economic and social attitudes by political elites.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Behavioral and brain sciences
دوره 37 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014