Don’t Be A Jerkface!

I cannot believe the things I am seeing in my news feed. My news feed is full of people calling those who voted for Donald Trump racist, xenophobic, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, crazy, ignorant, uneducated, abusive, and sociopaths. Well, that is not very tolerant of you, loving, or kind. If you are part of the establishment then you have some soul searching to do. Look in the mirror and ask yourself if you are doing your […] Read the Full Article »

Study Ties Political Leanings to Hidden Biases

The field of social psychology has long been focused on how social environments affect the way people behave. But social psychologists are people, too, and as the United States has become increasingly politically polarized, they have grown increasingly interested in examining what drives these sharp divides: red states vs. blue states; pro-Iraq war vs. anti-Iraq war; pro-same-sex marriage vs. anti-same-sex marriage. And they have begun to study political behavior using such specialized tools as sophisticated […] Read the Full Article »