Political ideology is contextually variable and flexible rather than fixed

Hibbing et al. argue that the liberal-conservative continuum is (a) universal and (b) grounded in psychological differences in sensitivity to negative stimuli. Our commentary argues that both claims overlook the importance of context. We review evidence that the liberal-conservative continuum is far...

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Published inThe Behavioral and brain sciences Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 321 - 322
Main Authors Morgan, G Scott, Skitka, Linda J, Wisneski, Daniel C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Cambridge University Press 01.06.2014
Subjects
Attitude
Conservatism
Humans
Ideology
Individuality
Liberalism
Models, Psychological
Personality - physiology
Political Ideologies
Political Psychology
Politics
Stimuli
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Summary:Hibbing et al. argue that the liberal-conservative continuum is (a) universal and (b) grounded in psychological differences in sensitivity to negative stimuli. Our commentary argues that both claims overlook the importance of context. We review evidence that the liberal-conservative continuum is far from universal and that ideological differences are contextually flexible rather than fixed.
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ISSN:0140-525X
1469-1825
DOI:10.1017/S0140525X13002665