Scientists Figure Out Why Conservatives Are Conservative

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Scientists Figure Out Why Conservatives Are Conservative

Scientists Are Beginning To Figure Out Why Conservatives Are…Conservative
Ten years ago, it was wildly controversial to talk about psychological differences between liberals and conservatives. Today, it's becoming hard not to.
—By Chris Mooney | Jul. 15, 2014 http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2014/07/biology-ideology-john-hibbing-negativity-bias

"conservatism is positively associated with heightened epistemic concerns for order, structure, closure, certainty, consistency, simplicity, and familiarity, as well as existential concerns such as perceptions of danger, sensitivity to threat, and death anxiety"