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    Politics What does psychology tell us about the differences between liberals and conservatives?

    I've selected a few interesting excerpts from the remarkable book Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst, by Robert M. Sapolsky. These are all from chapter 12: Hierarchy, Obedience and Resistance. Foundation of Morality Affective psychological differences Implicit Factors...
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    Why some political "virtue signaling" may really be status competition

    A new study argues that a lot of public moral and political talk is not just about beliefs or values, but also about status. The authors call this moral grandstanding — meaning the use of moral or political language to make oneself look admirable, important, or superior in front of others. That...
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    • behavorial psychology politics psychology social psychology
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    • Forum: Psychology
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    Social psychologist claims that European individualism originated in wheat farming

    The New Scientist reported last night a theory explaining why Europeans are generally individualists while East Asians are collectivists. According to Thomas Talhelm, a social psychologist the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, rice farming seems to have fostered collective thinking...
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    • agriculture collectivism cultural psychology europe history individualism psychology social psychology
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    • Forum: History & Civilisations
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