Factual knowledge can reduce attitude polarization

It is commonly argued that factual knowledge about a political issue increases attitude polarization due to politically motivated reasoning. By this account, individuals ignore counter-attitudinal facts and direct their attention to pro-attitudinal facts; reject counter-attitudinal facts when direct...

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Published in:Nature communications 2025-04, Vol.16 (1), p.3809-10, Article 3809
Main Authors: Stagnaro, Michael Nicholas, Amsalem, Eran
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Attitude
Attitudes
Female
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Knowledge
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
multidisciplinary
Polarization
Political attitudes
Politics
Reasoning
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Young Adult
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