Bayesian or biased? Analytic thinking and political belief updating

A surprising finding from U.S. opinion surveys is that political disagreements tend to be greatest among the most cognitively sophisticated opposing partisans. Recent experiments suggest a hypothesis that could explain this pattern: cognitive sophistication magnifies politically biased processing of...

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Published in:	Cognition Vol. 204; p. 104375
Main Authors:	Tappin, Ben M., Pennycook, Gordon, Rand, David G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2020 Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:	Bayesian analysis Bayesian updating Beliefs Bias Cognition Cognitive ability Cognitive bias Cognitive sophistication Design Experiments Hypotheses Information Information processing Polarization Political beliefs Politics Public opinion surveys Sophistication Truth Worldview United States > US Bayesian updating Polarization Political beliefs Cognitive sophistication
ISSN:	0010-0277, 1873-7838, 1873-7838
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