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I got issues: Why did people vote for Trump? Terror management
Reason Three Why Someone Might Have Voted for Trump: Terror Management Theory This one seems logical but doesn’t particularly excite me. Nor does it explain why some people can be driven to terror by a demagogic fool, a cartoon character. … Continue reading
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Tagged amygdala, conservatives brains, demagoguery, existential terror, terror management theory
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I got issues: Why did people vote for Trump? Hypervigilance
We’ve done Reason One — The Dunning-Kruger Effect. Now let’s do… Reason Two Why Someone Might Have Voted For Trump The study underlying this reason is the most exciting and soothing thing I’ve found. If you, like me, have been … Continue reading
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Tagged amygdala, Current Biology, hypersensitivity, hypervigilance, Koch Bros, NRA, Science, the conservative brain, Trump fear-mongering
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