Deep Dive into the Big Five: Openness
We humans have been trying to understand ourselves for thousands of years, yet we remain as perplexed as the ancients were about the nature of consciousness. In fact, we are…
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Jordan Moss
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Jordan Moss has a research focus on personality and political attitudes. He is interested in individual differences, with particular interest in moral psychology.
What Can We Learn from the Trump Years?
Trump is the embodiment of American excess: pure anti-intellectualism, self-congratulation and wealth. His obsessive need to see more of himself in the world has committed him to imprinting his name…
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Political Extremism in the US: A New Study
This study utilised a nationally representative sample to investigate the cultural divide on the political left and right. We found evidence of an ideological divide on both sides, with generational…
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Feelings Don’t Care About Your Facts: The Psychological Roots of Ideology
Recent political commentary has observed a dissociation from traditional left–right political views and a move towards the extreme ends of the political spectrum. The increasing chasm between the major parties…
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Cancel Culture and the Alt-Right: Dark Psychological Profiles in Politics
The dark triad is the term used to describe the constellation of three maladaptive and socially undesirable traits: Machiavellianism, narcissism and psychopathy. Machiavellian individuals are cold and cynical, often using…
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