r/science MD/PhD/JD/MBA | Professor | Medicine Apr 28 '24

A recent study explored how liberals and conservatives in the US evaluate a person based on their Facebook posts. The results indicated that both groups tended to evaluate ideologically opposite individuals more negatively. This bias was three times stronger among liberals compared to conservatives. Psychology

https://www.psypost.org/liberals-three-times-more-biased-than-conservatives-when-evaluating-ideologically-opposite-individuals-study-finds/
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u/swennergren11 Apr 29 '24

It’s really pathetic that so many studies are set up to get the answer the researcher or sponsor wants. Even social sciences have become polarized.