Are conservatives or progressives more biased? New study finds it depends on who’s in power

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A new study sheds light on how political power influences ideological prejudice in the United States, revealing that people’s ideological bias against opposing beliefs intensifies when their own party is not in power. The research analyzed data spanning nearly five decades, showing that conservatives are more prejudiced against progressives when Democrats hold power, and progressives exhibit stronger biases against conservatives when Republicans are in charge. Published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, the study offers new insights into how ideological prejudices shift based on political circumstances.

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