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Low-Effort Thought Promotes Political Conservatism
Abstract
The authors test the hypothesis that low-effort thought promotes political conservatism. In Study 1, alcohol intoxication was measured among bar patrons; as blood alcohol level increased, so did political conservatism (controlling for sex, education, and political identification). In Study 2, participants under cognitive load reported more conservative attitudes than their no-load counterparts. In Study 3, time pressure increased participants’ endorsement of conservative terms. In Study 4, participants considering political terms in a cursory manner endorsed conservative terms more than those asked to cogitate; an indicator of effortful thought (recognition memory) partially mediated the relationship between processing effort and conservatism. Together these data suggest that political conservatism may be a process consequence of low-effort thought; when effortful, deliberate thought is disengaged, endorsement of conservative ideology increases.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Eidelman, S., Crandall, C. S., Goodman, J. A., & Blanchar, J. C.
- Venue
- Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2012-03-16
- Volume
- 38
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 808-820
- ISSN
- 0146-1672 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-7433
- OpenAlex
- W2097155786
- Cited by
- 169
- References
- 10
- FWCI
- 47.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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