Thought Studies

Thought-Emotion Connection

Thought Studies links tagged Thought-Emotion Connection.

  1. Affective Polarization and Misinformation Belief Paper: January 18, 2023Posted:
    Polarization, Conflict & DivisionBelief Formation & Belief RevisionThought-Emotion Connection
    Summary: Investigates how emotional attachment to political groups (affective polarization) shapes belief in misinformation, highlighting the fusion of emotion and erroneous belief.
  2. Ideology: Psychological Similarities and Differences Across the Ideological Spectrum Reexamined Paper: October 31, 2024Posted:
    Cognitive Bias & Motivated ReasoningMeaning, Worldviews & IdeologyThought-Emotion Connection
    Summary: This review examines psychological profiles across the ideological spectrum, finding that left- and right-wing individuals are more similar than often recognized, though they differ in personality, values, and the groups they prioritize, with implications for understanding political thought and behavior.
  3. We love, they hate: Emotions in affective polarization and how partisans may use them Paper: January 19, 2024Posted:
    Thought-Emotion ConnectionCognitive Bias & Motivated ReasoningSocial Cognition & Group Identity
    Summary: This study argues that affectively polarized partisans strategically report emotions to distinguish their ingroup from outgroups, ascribing desirable emotions to their own side and undesirable ones to opponents, thereby reinforcing polarization. It highlights how emotional language shapes political cognition and group identity.
  4. What drives people to prefer health-related misinformation? The viewpoint of motivated reasoning Paper: 2022Posted:
    Cognitive Bias & Motivated ReasoningBelief Formation & Belief RevisionThought-Emotion Connection
    Summary: This paper argues that the motivated reasoning approach explains why people prefer health-related misinformation, driven by directional goals that foster confirmation and disconfirmation biases to protect existing beliefs and identities, highlighting the psychological mechanisms behind resistance to accurate health information.