Cognitive underpinnings of nationalistic ideology in the context of Brexit
@article{Zmigrod2018CognitiveUO, title={Cognitive underpinnings of nationalistic ideology in the context of Brexit}, author={Leor Zmigrod and Peter J. Rentfrow and Trevor William Robbins}, journal={Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences}, year={2018}, volume={115}, pages={E4532 - E4540} }
Significance Belief in rigid distinctions between the nationalistic ingroup and outgroup has been a motivating force in citizens’ voting behavior, as evident in the United Kingdom’s 2016 EU referendum. We found that individuals with strongly nationalistic attitudes tend to process information in a more categorical manner, even when tested on neutral cognitive tasks that are unrelated to their political beliefs. The relationship between these psychological characteristics and strong…
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