Tag: politics

Study looks at effect of comedians’ political humour on potential voters’ attitudes towards candidates

Sue November 8, 2012 Comments Off

From the Taylor & Francis press release via AlphaGalileo: Comedians publicly ridiculing a presidential candidate may cause audiences to have negative attitudes toward that individual, according to a study by… Read more »

Study suggests difficult-to-read font reduces political polarity

Sue November 2, 2012 Comments Off

From the University of Illinois press release by Diana Yates: Liberals and conservatives who are polarized on certain politically charged subjects become more moderate when reading political arguments in a… Read more »

Study suggests language may influence support for policies addressing income inequality

Sue November 2, 2012 Comments Off

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Income inequality has become a major topic of discussion over the last year and yet consensus on what (if anything) should be… Read more »

Study looks at when and how negative political ads have an effect

Sue November 2, 2012 Comments Off

From the University of Miami press release via EurekAlert!: Televised political advertising takes up a large portion of campaigns budgets. Much of it is spent on negative political ads. But… Read more »

Study suggests negatively framed political attitudes stronger than positive ones

Sue November 1, 2012 Comments Off

From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via ScienceDaily: Negatively framed political attitudes (“I don’t like Romney”) are stronger than positively framed attitudes (“I like Romney”), and this effect… Read more »

Study suggests parenting and childhood temperament may predict political leanings in adulthood

Sue October 24, 2012 Comments Off

From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Political mindsets are the product of an individual’s upbringing, life experiences, and environment. But are there specific experiences that lead a person… Read more »

Study identifies personality type prone to political defections

Sue September 28, 2012 Comments Off

From the University of Leicester press release via AlphaGalileo: A new study on political defections from the University of Leicester has identified an ‘archetype’ for someone who is likely to… Read more »

Study suggests merely consuming political news is not enough for knowledge retention

Sue September 26, 2012 Comments Off

From the University of Missouri press release: A strong democracy depends on smart voters who choose their leaders based on their knowledge of important political issues. One of the ways… Read more »

Study looks at how genes can affect political behaviour

Sue August 27, 2012 Comments Off

From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: Politics and genetics have traditionally been considered non-overlapping fields, but over the past decade it has become clear that genes can influence… Read more »