Conservative Mind: A Focus on Introspection and Worldview

The aim of this study is to examine conservative attitudes as a function of introspection. Previous literature has hypothesized that conservative ideologies are the result of a dangerous and authoritarian worldview, where individuals are essentially hedonistic and need rules and regulations in order to behave morally. Empirical research has also indicated that conservatives are generally higher in authoritarianism, intolerance for ambiguity, dogmatism, and need for closure than liberals. Based on these conservative correlates, it was hypothesized within this study that less introspective thought would be shown by those individuals who hold more conservative ideologies, as opposed to those individuals that hold more liberal ideologies. Implications from this study give support to the interconnection between introspectiveness, worldview, and conservative beliefs.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Experimental Psychology (M.S.)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis (open access)

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2008

Author dc:creator

• Strickland, April A.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Lawrence Locker
• Amy Hackney-Hansen

• ETD
• Conservative
• Liberal
• Introspection
• Worldview

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/etd/433

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu:etd-1433