title: Individual differences in political ideology are effects of adaptive error management.
abstract: We apply error management theory to the analysis of individual differences in the negativity bias and political ideology. Using principles from evolutionary psychology, we propose a coherent theoretical framework for understanding (1) why individuals differ in their political ideology and (2) the conditions under which these individual differences influence and fail to influence the political choices people make.
authors: Department of Political Science and Government,Aarhus University,DK-8000 Aarhus C,Denmark.michael@ps.au.dkhttp://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/michael-bang-petersen(7998cc16-75d5-4065-8b6e-395d73e22151).htmlleneaaroe@ps.au.dkhttp://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/id(d3f852cb-fd5d-46d7-b58d-0a6813a0db3c).html.
authors: Michael Bang
authors: MB
authors: Petersen
authors: Department of Political Science and Government,Aarhus University,DK-8000 Aarhus C,Denmark.michael@ps.au.dkhttp://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/michael-bang-petersen(7998cc16-75d5-4065-8b6e-395d73e22151).htmlleneaaroe@ps.au.dkhttp://pure.au.dk/portal/en/persons/id(d3f852cb-fd5d-46d7-b58d-0a6813a0db3c).html.
authors: Lene
authors: L
authors: Aarøe
mesh_terms: D001290:Attitude; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D011057:Politics