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I got issues: why did some people vote for Trump? A summary
Let’s summarize what we’ve learned from my very own digest of some socio-neuro studies attempting to pin down why people might have voted for Trump: The Dunning-Kruger Effect. This one was fun, wasn’t it? Because once a writer, i.e., me, got … Continue reading
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Tagged amygdala, Dunning-Kruger Effect, existential terror, terror management theory, the conservative brain, Trump
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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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