Authoritarianism and Its Relationship with Intuitive-Experiential Cognitive Style and Heuristic Processing
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Kemmelmeier, Markus
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2010
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authoritarianism , closure scale , cognitive-experiential self-theory , cognitive styles , confidence , heuristic processing , individual-differences , judgment , need , need for closure , orientation , personality , probability , psychology , representativeness heuristic , right-wing authoritarianism , social , thinking styles
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Two studies examined the relationship between authoritarianism, cognitive style and heuristic processing. Focusing on Epstein’s (2003) cognitive-experiential self-theory, Study 1 shows that authoritarianism is related to Epstein’s dimension of faith in intuition, but not need for cognition, even when controlling for individual differences in need for structure. Study 2 confirms that authoritarianism is related to greater heuristic processing. The discussion suggests ways in which individual differences in cognitive style and heuristic processing may account for established effects of authoritarianism.
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0191-8869