Analytic Thinking and Political Orientation in the Corona Crisis.

ABSTRACT: With much unknown about the new coronavirus, the scientific consensus is that human hosts are crucial to its spread and reproduction-the more people behave like regular socializing beings they are, the more likely it is that the virus will propagate. Hence, many nations worldwide have mandated physical-distancing measures. In the current preregistered research, we focus on examining two factors that may help explain differences in adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviors and policy support across different countries-political orientation and analytic thinking. We positioned our research within the dual-process framework of human reasoning and investigated the role of cognitive reflection, open-minded thinking, and political ideology in determining COVID-19 responsible behavior (physical

SUBMITTER: Maglic M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8341110 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature