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Informationen zum Autor Bastiaan T. Rutjens is an Assistant Professor in the Social Psychology Program of the Psychology Department at the University of Amsterdam. His research interests are in social and cultural psychology, with a particular focus on the psychological functionings of religious and secular belief systems and worldviews. Mark J. Brandt is an Associate Professor in the Department of Social Psychology at Tilburg University. He aims to understand ideological and moral beliefs – such as political ideology, religious fundamentalism, and moral conviction – and how they structure attitudes and behaviors, how they provide people with meaning, and why people adopt them in the first place. Klappentext This book focuses on the social psychology of belief systems and how they influence perceptions of reality. The expert editors and contributors examine how beliefs lead to conflict and disagreements over values, and how those values are enacted. Zusammenfassung This book focuses on the social psychology of belief systems and how they influence perceptions of reality. The expert editors and contributors examine how beliefs lead to conflict and disagreements over values, and how those values are enacted. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction What is Right is Right: A Three-part Account of How Ideology Shapes Factual Belief Megan M. Ringel, Cristian G. Rodriguez, and Peter H. Ditto System-level biases in the production and consumption of information: implications for system resilience and radical change Erin P. Hennes, Adam J. Hampton, Ezgi Ozgumus, and Thomas J. Hamori Ideology and Perceptions of Inequality Denise Baron, Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington, & Nour Kteily Perceptions of gender inequality in academia: reluctance to let go of individual merit ideology Romy van der Lee & Naomi Ellemers Populism as political mentality underlying conspiracy theories Jan-Willem van Prooijen The role of cultural beliefs and existential motivation in suffering perceptions Daniel Sullivan, Roman Palitsky, and Isaac F. Young Direct and indirect influences of political ideology on perceptions of scientific findings Sean T. Stevens, Lee Jussim, Stephanie M. Anglin, and Nathan Honeycutt Strategies for promoting strong inferences in political psychology research Anthony N. Washburn and Linda J. Skitka In genes we trust: on the consequences of genetic essentialism Anita Schmalor and Steven J. Heine Post-truth, anti-truth, and can't-handle-the-truth: how responses to science are shaped by concerns about its impact Robbie M. Sutton, Aino Petterson, and Bastiaan T. Rutjens ...
