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What kinds of conservatives does social psychology lack, and why?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2015

Lee Ross
Lee Ross*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. [email protected]://psychology.stanford.edu/lross
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Abstract

Although Duarte et al.'s claims about the potential benefits of greater political diversity in the ranks of social psychology are apt, their discussion of the decline in such diversity, the role played by self-selection, and the specific domains they cite in discussing an anti-conservative bias raise issues that merit closer examination. The claim that sound research and analysis challenging liberal orthodoxies fails to receive a fair hearing in our journals and professional discourse is also disputed.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e156
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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