From the Ted Talk by Dannagal G. Young: The psychological traits that shape your political beliefs
Unscramble the Blue Letters
I'm a political and social psychologist. I study how people understand the world and what this manes for society and for dccroaemy ... which, as it turns out, is quite a lot. Some people see the world as safe and good, and this allows them to be OK with uncertainty and to take time to explore and play. Others are acutely aware of threats in their environment, so they prioritize order and predictability over openness and eetxiotminparen.
In my acemdiac research, I study how these two approaches shape how we think and feel about everything from art to plitocis. I also eloprxe how political elties and partisan media use these very differences to egedennr hatred and fear and how the economics of our media system exploit these same divides.
Open Cloze
I'm a political and social psychologist. I study how people understand the world and what this _____ for society and for _________ ... which, as it turns out, is quite a lot. Some people see the world as safe and good, and this allows them to be OK with uncertainty and to take time to explore and play. Others are acutely aware of threats in their environment, so they prioritize order and predictability over openness and _______________.
In my ________ research, I study how these two approaches shape how we think and feel about everything from art to ________. I also _______ how political ______ and partisan media use these very differences to ________ hatred and fear and how the economics of our media system exploit these same divides.
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democracy
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Original Text
I'm a political and social psychologist. I study how people understand the world and what this means for society and for democracy ... which, as it turns out, is quite a lot. Some people see the world as safe and good, and this allows them to be OK with uncertainty and to take time to explore and play. Others are acutely aware of threats in their environment, so they prioritize order and predictability over openness and experimentation.
In my academic research, I study how these two approaches shape how we think and feel about everything from art to politics. I also explore how political elites and partisan media use these very differences to engender hatred and fear and how the economics of our media system exploit these same divides.