ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science
Predicting Political Attitudes: When the Left-Right Distinction Is Insufficient
Left- vs. right-wing orientation alone can be insufficient for accurate prediction of political attitudes. Four talks with samples from the US, UK, Turkey, and Switzerland will highlight how cognitive and group level variables can be as important political orientation for predicting attitudes on issues like immigration, Brexit, and same-sex rights.
Chairs & Discussants
- Leor ZmigrodChair
University of Cambridge - Sanaz TalaifarCoChair
University of Texas, Austin
Presentations
- The Cognitive Roots of IdeologyLeor Zmigrod
- When Conservatives Are As Tolerant of Refugees As LiberalsAshwini Ashokkumar
- The Impact of Political Ideology and Institutional Decisions on Perceptions of Public Opinion of Sexual MinoritiesLeila Eisner
- Deep Alignment with Country Shrinks the Moral Gap between Conservatives and LiberalsSanaz Talaifar
