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. 2014 Jun;37(3):324-5.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X13002690.

Individual differences in political ideology are effects of adaptive error management

Michael Bang Petersen  1 , Lene Aarøe  1
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Individual differences in political ideology are effects of adaptive error management

Michael Bang Petersen et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

We apply error management theory to the analysis of individual differences in the negativity bias and political ideology. Using principles from evolutionary psychology, we propose a coherent theoretical framework for understanding (1) why individuals differ in their political ideology and (2) the conditions under which these individual differences influence and fail to influence the political choices people make.

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