September 29, 2022
Research explores how biased perceptions may drive erosion of democratic values in USBased on two surveys of nationally representative panels of Americans
August 26, 2022
UIC researchers’ video named a top intervention to address toxic polarizationExperiment aimed to reduce Americans’ anti-democratic attitudes, partisan animosity and support for political violence
August 4, 2022
Study examines voters’ threshold for transgressions by political candidatesUIC researchers explore voters’ decisions when they learn their favored candidates have committed moral transgressions
September 19, 2017
Science denial not limited to political rightLiberals, conservatives equally motivated to deny information to fit attitudes
April 25, 2017
Political left, right similarly motivated to avoid rival viewsIdeological information bubbles conquer financial incentives
January 9, 2017
Moralistic thinking on political left, right not so differentExamines attitudes on same-sex-marriage, Keystone XL oil pipeline