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Area of Science:

  • Social Psychology
  • Political Psychology
  • Behavioral Economics

Background:

  • Previous research indicates conservatives are more likely to believe negative information (hazards) than positive information (benefits).
  • This negatively-biased credulity may stem from inherent conservative mindsets (e.g., threat sensitivity) or situational factors like political power.
  • Understanding this bias is crucial for addressing alarmist disinformation campaigns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test whether political orientation's link to negatively-biased credulity and conspiracism is due to endogenous mindsets or political hierarchy.
  • To examine these relationships in the context of the 2016 U.S. elections, which shifted the political power structure.

Main Methods:

  • Two studies were conducted with American participants.
  • The studies analyzed the relationship between political orientation, negatively-biased credulity, and conspiracism.

Main Results:

  • A positive association between conservatism, negatively-biased credulity, and conspiracism was consistently observed.
  • These associations persisted despite the change in the U.S. political power structure favoring conservatives after the 2016 elections.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support the endogenous mindset explanation for negatively-biased credulity and conspiracism.
  • Political orientation's influence on belief in negative information appears to be a stable characteristic, independent of the holder's position in the political hierarchy.