TY - JOUR PY - 2014// TI - The deeper sources of political conflict: evidence from the psychological, cognitive, and neuro-sciences JO - Trends in cognitive sciences A1 - Hibbing, John R. A1 - Smith, Kevin B. A1 - Peterson, Johnathan C. A1 - Feher, Balazs SP - 111 EP - 113 VL - 18 IS - 3 N2 - Political disputes ruin family reunions, scuttle policy initiatives, and spur violence and even terrorism. We summarize recent research indicating that the source of political differences can be found in biologically instantiated and often subthreshold predispositions as reflected in physiological, cognitive, and neural patterns that incline some people toward innovation and others toward conservatism. These findings suggest the need to revise traditional views that maintain that political opinions are the product of rational, conscious, socialized thought.
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LA - en SN - 1364-6613 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2013.12.010 ID - ref1 ER -