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Political psychology is, at the most general level, an application of what is known about human psychology to the study of politics.

Irrigación, Miguel Hidalgo
Joined September 2010
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New project: "Build Your Academic Website in 15 Minutes" for new grad students or established academics (including my new site, "GaryKing.org"). To get one yourself, see GaryKing.org/mysite. It's easy, free, customizable, & fast.
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The human fear of death (dread) creates a profound existential anxiety. To cope with this, people are driven to seek psychological security and a sense of order. In a political context, this search for security can lead them toward centrist positions. open.spotify.com/episode/2OU…
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Carlos A. Rivera establece la conexión que existe entre el uso de la psicología política y los resultados electorales tomando como ejemplo las elecciones del pasado 2 de junio en México. letraslibres.com/revista/car…
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🚨📣 How much do Economics professors make? Xinmei (Evelyn) Yang and I created an online tool that allows you to explore the distribution of salaries. Check it out at: profsalary.com More details below 👇 #EconTwitter
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A meta-analysis of 36 studies finds that mindfulness is linked to a small reduction of intergroup bias (g = .29) journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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💡Join our free online talk on "Peace Psychology in (un)peaceful times" on 30 Jan, 18.00 CET. Examine the critical role of peace psychology in addressing social issues & intergroup conflicts. 🔗 ZOOM: uva-live.zoom.us/j/894143885… #ISPP #PeacePsychology #ConflictResolution
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She does have this piece at the end - which is interesting
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Hoy tomé estas fotografías. Espero les gusten. #Popocatépetl
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"Across all the experiments, anger improved people's ability to reach their goals compared with a neutral condition in a variety of challenging situations." ow.ly/MQae50Q2lPI via @medical_xpress
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My chapter on personality and politics in the new Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology, among other things, contains some reflections for the next generation of research in this area. Check it out if your interested academic.oup.com/edited-volu…
The new edition of the Oxford Handbook of Political Psychology is out. Great texts by top scholars: Levy, Huddy, etc. @ChrisPolPsych and #twitterless Malka have a great chapter on Ideological Belief Systems. @BNBakker's take on Personality and Political Behavior is interesting
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Thanks for your coverage! Actually, we find that nation-level neoliberalism quantified by the economic freedom index can predict both governmental and individual protective reactions to the Pandemic.
A new cross-national analysis published on @Journal_PoPs on neoliberalism individual responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors consider that nation-level neoliberalism negatively predicted individuals' pandemic-protective attitudes and behaviours. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Replying to @JonHaidt
Well is there still room for astrologers, phrenologists, animal magnetism in science? Some ideas are no longer part or scientific knowledge for good reasons- they’re wrong.
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I investigate differences in emotional language between political parties in 3 European countries. To do so, I created a new emotional dictionary. Please check it out if interested. @PolPsyISPP @PolPsy @PolPsyNetDE
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My paper with Leonie Huddy (SBU) on reducing affective polarization (AP) was published today at @PolPsy. We find that warm relations b/w rival US politicians help reduce AP while policy compromise b/w the leaders does not. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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[DEADLINE EXTENDED] The ISPP Early Career Committee (ECC) is now accepting applications for the 2020-2021 ECC! To make our committee more representative of ISPP's membership, we encourage applications from every continent. Deadline May 18th. ispp.org/ecc
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Don't miss your chance to contribute to a special issue on Social Media and Political Participation. This issue of the journal Social Influence will be guest edited by @JohnJost1 Sandra Matz & Jason Rentfrow. Find out more: bddy.me/2lTMeUG
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My work on Extremism. APA Monitor - April 2019 - page 27 apamonitor-digital.org/apamo…
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New research by @socpsyghent demonstrates ideological asymmetry in the moral approval of spreading misinformation by politicians. “right-wing individuals are more tolerant to the spreading of misinformation” #politicalpsychology @JohnJost1 @PolPsy sciencedirect.com/science/ar…