The nature of harm—and therefore moral judgment—may be misunderstood. Rather than an
objective matter of reason, we argue that harm should be redefined as an intuitively …

We investigate the relationship of morality and political orientation by focusing on the
influential results showing that liberals and conservatives rely on different moral foundations …

Ideologically committed people are similarly motivated to avoid ideologically crosscutting
information. Although some previous research has found that political conservatives may be …

Abstract The Gateway Belief Model describes a process of attitudinal change where a shift in
people's perception of the scientific consensus on an issue leads to subsequent changes in …

Psychologists have demonstrated the value of diversity–particularly diversity of viewpoints–
for enhancing creativity, discovery, and problem solving. But one key type of viewpoint …

On the basis of a meta-analysis of 51 studies, Ditto et al.(this issue, p. 273) conclude that
ideological bias is equivalent on the left and right of US politics. In this commentary, we …

There is a gap between morality as experienced and morality as studied. In our personal
and professional lives, moral judgments are embedded within a specific context. We know …

People are motivated to protect their worldviews. One way to protect one's worldviews is
through prejudice toward worldview-dissimilar groups and individuals. The traditional …

Highlights•We review evidence of a psychological association between authoritarianism and
right-wing conservative ideology.•The evidence is based on seven decades of research, on …

Moral judgments differ across cultures and politics, but they share a common theme in our
minds: perceptions of harm. Both cultural ethnographies on moral values and psychological …