Matt Motyl

TL;DR: This article investigated the impact of subtle racial priming on the persuasive impact of criticisms of Barack Obama in the month prior to the 2008 presidential election, and found that the anti-Christ criticism increased preferences and positive beliefs about Obama.

TL;DR: In this article, a vue de la theorie de gestion de la terreur sur les facteurs psychologiques who conduisent les groupes and les individus a soutenir, promouvoir, and a sengager dans des actions violentes dans le cadre de conflits politiques, ethniques, and religieux.

TL;DR: The authors summarized research on how liberals and conservatives in the United States have gravitated into segregated political silos and discussed the role of race and gender in the process of political polarization in the US.

TL;DR: This paper used TMT to explore the psychological, social and cultural forces that lead diverse groups and individuals to endorse, promote, and enact violence against innocent individuals, and they found that many of the same psychological forces that led terrorists to their violent actions also lead to counter-terrorist policies that create massive collateral damage.

TL;DR: This paper investigated the impact of subtle racial priming on the persuasive impact of criticisms of Barack Obama in the month prior to the 2008 presidential election, and found that the anti-Christ criticism increased preferences and positive beliefs about Obama, suggesting this criticism may have lacked credibility under neutral conditions.