APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
Framing the Enemy: Authoritarianism, Metaphor, and Thoughts about Terrorism
- Anastasia Fitian
Bridgewater State University - Isabel Bourget
Bridgewater State University - Elizabeth Spievak
Bridgewater State University
Abstract
The current study investigated how metaphorical frames and authoritarianism may influence how people conceptualize potential solutions for terrorism. Results indicated that authoritarians were more likely to support a military solution, and less likely to support an immunization or education solution.
Social Cognition