Morality justifies motivated reasoning in the folk ethics of belief
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cognition.2020.104513
Abstract: When faced with a dilemma between believing what is supported by an impartial assessment of the evidence (e.g., that one's friend is guilty of a crime) and believing what would better fulfill a moral obligation… read more here.
Keywords: ethics belief; folk ethics; belief morality; motivated reasoning ... See more keywords
Where do I go from here? Motivated reasoning in construction decisions
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DOI: 10.1080/01446193.2018.1472386
Abstract: Abstract Early stage decisions have the greatest impact on construction projects and so, attention at conception and realization of projects is imperative. Decisions are influenced by actors’ interdependencies, thus, it is important to understand how… read more here.
Keywords: reasoning construction; construction decisions; construction; motivated reasoning ... See more keywords
Informational Cues, Partisan-Motivated Reasoning, and the Manipulation of Conspiracy Beliefs
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DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2018.1493006
Abstract: In this article, we examine the relationship between partisan-motivated reasoning and uncertainty-inducing official information cues with respect to conspiracy beliefs. We find that while partisanship matters when it comes to conspiracy beliefs, the uncertainty-inducing and… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; cues partisan; conspiracy; motivated reasoning ... See more keywords
The Impact of Political Sophistication and Motivated Reasoning on Misinformation
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DOI: 10.1080/10584609.2020.1744778
Abstract: ABSTRACT The debate around political misinformation is gaining increasing relevance among the general and academic audience. If a large body of work is devoted to understanding the mechanisms of diffusion of inaccurate/false news contents (especially… read more here.
Keywords: misinformation; political sophistication; news; motivated reasoning ... See more keywords
Citizens’ motivated reasoning about public performance: experimental findings from the US and Denmark
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DOI: 10.1080/10967494.2019.1659891
Abstract: Abstract Recent studies find motivated reasoning in citizens’ processing of information about public performance. Using experiments in the US and Denmark, we examine effects on an accuracy-based task of two forms of motivated reasoning: partisan… read more here.
Keywords: public performance; governance preferences; motivated reasoning; accuracy based ... See more keywords
COVID-19 and Politically Motivated Reasoning
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DOI: 10.1177/0272989x221118078
Abstract: Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the world witnessed a partisan segregation of beliefs toward the global health crisis and its management. Politically motivated reasoning, the tendency to interpret information in accordance with individual motives to… read more here.
Keywords: motivated reasoning; numerical information; covid; politically motivated ... See more keywords
Dilemmas of Distrust: Conspiracy Beliefs, Elite Rhetoric, and Motivated Reasoning
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DOI: 10.1177/10659129211034558
Abstract: Conspiracy theories are playing an increasingly prominent role worldwide in both political rhetoric and popular belief. Previous research has emphasized the individual-level factors behind conspiracy belief but paid less attention to the role of elite… read more here.
Keywords: conspiracy beliefs; rhetoric; conspiracy; motivated reasoning ... See more keywords
Motivated Reasoning and Attitudes Towards Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings: Evidence from Five Nominations and an Experiment
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DOI: 10.1177/10659129221092781
Abstract: Relying on theories of motivated reasoning, I hypothesize that individuals who favor a nominee will prefer a legalistic confirmation hearing, while those who oppose a nominee will prefer a politicized confirmation hearing. Analyzing survey data… read more here.
Keywords: confirmation; motivated reasoning; court; attitudes towards ... See more keywords
Knowledge in international relations: Susceptibilities to motivated reasoning among experts and non-experts
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DOI: 10.5964/jspp.v7i1.955
Abstract: Motivated reasoning as a pervasive feature of human psychology poses challenges to the ideal of liberal democratic government, which relies on citizens’ rationality. Motivated reasoning is at least partially caused by a biased store of… read more here.
Keywords: international relations; psychology; knowledge international; relations susceptibilities ... See more keywords