We examine whether individual differences in needs for security and certainty predict
conservative (vs. liberal) position on both cultural and economic political issues and whether …

Explorations of political attitudes and ideologies have sought to explain where they come
from. They have been presumed to be rooted in processes of socialization; to be imposed by …

An abundance of research in political psychology demonstrates that leftists and rightists (or
liberals and conservatives) diverge from one another in terms of:(a) personality …

The emergence of political neuroscience—an interdisciplinary venture involving political
science, psychology, and cognitive neuroscience—has piqued the interests of scholars as …

Psychological assessments typically rely on self-report and behavioral measures.
Augmenting these with neurophysiological measures of the construct in question may …

For centuries, philosophers and social theorists have wondered why people submit
voluntarily to tyrannical leaders and oppressive regimes. In this article, we speculate on the …

Individual Differences and Personality provides a student-friendly introduction to both classic
and cutting-edge research into personality, mood, motivation and intelligence, and their …

The present study aimed at investigating associations of both ideological attitudes and
personal value types with the personality traits derived from the Affective Neuroscience …

The connections between narcissism and political orientations have been theorized by
scholars and increasingly evoked by political parties, politicians, public intellectuals, and the …

The monitoring of one's own actions allows humans to adjust to a changing and complex
world. Previous neuroscientific research found overactive action monitoring and increased …