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Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats
About a decade ago a study documented that conservatives have stronger physiological responses to threatening stimuli than liberals. This work launched a paradigm aimed at uncovering the biological roots of ideology. Despite wide-ranging scientific and popular impact, independent laboratories have n...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306406/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0823-z |
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author | Bakker, Bert N. Schumacher, Gijs Gothreau, Claire Arceneaux, Kevin |
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description | About a decade ago a study documented that conservatives have stronger physiological responses to threatening stimuli than liberals. This work launched a paradigm aimed at uncovering the biological roots of ideology. Despite wide-ranging scientific and popular impact, independent laboratories have not replicated the study. We conducted a preregistered direct replication (N=202) and conceptual replications in the United States (N=352) and the Netherlands (N=81). Our analyses do not support the conclusions of the original study, nor do we find evidence for broader claims regarding the effect of disgust and the existence of a physiological trait. Rather than studying unconscious responses as the “real” predispositions, alignment between conscious and unconscious responses promise deeper insights in the emotional roots of ideology. |
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spelling | pubmed-73064062020-08-10 Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats Bakker, Bert N. Schumacher, Gijs Gothreau, Claire Arceneaux, Kevin Nat Hum Behav Article About a decade ago a study documented that conservatives have stronger physiological responses to threatening stimuli than liberals. This work launched a paradigm aimed at uncovering the biological roots of ideology. Despite wide-ranging scientific and popular impact, independent laboratories have not replicated the study. We conducted a preregistered direct replication (N=202) and conceptual replications in the United States (N=352) and the Netherlands (N=81). Our analyses do not support the conclusions of the original study, nor do we find evidence for broader claims regarding the effect of disgust and the existence of a physiological trait. Rather than studying unconscious responses as the “real” predispositions, alignment between conscious and unconscious responses promise deeper insights in the emotional roots of ideology. 2020-02-10 2020-06 /pmc/articles/PMC7306406/ /pubmed/32042109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0823-z Text en http://www.nature.com/authors/editorial_policies/license.html#terms Users may view, print, copy, and download text and data-mine the content in such documents, for the purposes of academic research, subject always to the full Conditions of use:http://www.nature.com/authors/editorial_policies/license.html#terms |
spellingShingle | Article Bakker, Bert N. Schumacher, Gijs Gothreau, Claire Arceneaux, Kevin Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats |
title | Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats |
title_full | Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats |
title_fullStr | Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats |
title_full_unstemmed | Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats |
title_short | Conservatives and Liberals have Similar Physiological Responses to Threats |
title_sort | conservatives and liberals have similar physiological responses to threats |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7306406/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32042109 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41562-020-0823-z |
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