Disagreements in political belief have often resulted in violent conflict.
Dodd et al (2012)
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Political beliefs initially thought to be influenced soely by environment such as parental influence.
Jennings et al (2009)
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There is now evidence that genetic factors may play a role.
Oxley et al (2008)
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Liberalism concerned with equality, rights, freedom of speech, religion and gender equality.
McLean and McMillan (2009)
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Conservatives concerned with conservation for the sake of stability, hierarchical authority, tradition and organic unity.
Heywood (2012)
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One of the first to suggest political beliefs might have a biological basis. Rooted in basic personality dimensions which may be inherited.
Tomkins (1963)
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Openess and conscientiousness measures, found stable personality traits are good predictors of political beliefs.
Carney et al (2008)
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Found in 88 studies that conservatism correlated with intolerance to ambiguity (0.34), need for closure (0.26) and openness to experience (-0.32).
Jost et al (2003)
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Greater liberalism was associated with stronger conflict-related activity in anterior cingulate cortex.
Amodio (2007)
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Personalities which demand for control and conflict related ACC activity are related.
Botvinik et al (2001)
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fMRI. Increase grey matter in ACC associated with greater liberalism. Conservatism associated with larger right amygdala. Algorithm could predict 76% of lib/con at ends of scale.
Kanai et al (2011)
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Argues political beliefs are due to genetic factors which interact with the environment.
Alfrod et al (2005)
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31,000, positive relationship was found between political disgust and conservatism,
Inbar et al (2008)
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Left insula grey matter mediates relationship between conservatism and disgust.
Kanari et al (2001)
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Viewed disgusting images, skin conductors. People with marked involuntary responses are especially likely to hold conservative beliefs such as opposing gay marriage.
Smith et al (2011)
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Liberals showed eletrodermal activity BAS and conservative BIS when viewing stimuli.
Dodd et al (2012) (2)
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Inducing disgust has been shown to temporarily cause right wing beliefs.
Graham et al (2009)
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1/3 of variance in BIS/BAS determined by genes.
Takahashi et al (2007)
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Political beliefs initially thought to be influenced soely by environment such as parental influence.
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Jennings et al (2009)
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There is now evidence that genetic factors may play a role.
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Liberalism concerned with equality, rights, freedom of speech, religion and gender equality.
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Conservatives concerned with conservation for the sake of stability, hierarchical authority, tradition and organic unity.
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