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Beyond the negative: Political attitudes and ideologies strategically manage opportunities, too

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2014

Andrew Edward White  and
Steven L. Neuberg
Andrew Edward White
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104. aewhite7@asu.edusteven.neuberg@asu.eduhttp://psychology.clas.asu.edu/neuberg
Steven L. Neuberg
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Arizona State University, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1104. aewhite7@asu.edusteven.neuberg@asu.eduhttp://psychology.clas.asu.edu/neuberg
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Abstract

Hibbing et al. use evolutionarily derived logic to suggest that political attitudes are related to responses to negative features of the environment. We suggest that the authors focus too narrowly on the negative and contend, instead, that a more comprehensive evolutionary approach focusing on people's responses to threats and opportunities will better account for variation in political attitudes.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 332 - 333
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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