Article contents
Increasing ideological tolerance in social psychology
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 September 2015
Abstract
We argue that recognizing current ideological diversity in social psychology and promoting tolerance of minority views is just as important as increasing the number of non-liberal researchers. Increasing tolerance will allow individuals in the minority to express dissenting views, which will improve psychological science by reducing bias. We present four recommendations for increasing tolerance.
- Type
- Open Peer Commentary
- Information
- Copyright
- Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015
References
- 6
- Cited by
Target article
Political diversity will improve social psychological science1
Related commentaries (33)
A checklist to facilitate objective hypothesis testing in social psychology research
A conservative's social psychology
A predominance of self-identified Democrats is no evidence of a leftward bias
A “cohesive moral community” is already patrolling behavioral science1
Conservatism is not the missing viewpoint for true diversity
Diverse crowds using diverse methods improves the scientific dialectic
Diversity of depoliticization?
Increasing ideological tolerance in social psychology
Is liberal bias universal? An international perspective on social psychologists
Lack of political diversity and the framing of findings in personality and clinical psychology
Liberal bias and the five-factor model
Liberals and conservatives: Non-convertible currencies
Meta-ethical pluralism: A cautionary tale about cohesive moral communities
Method and matter in the social sciences: Umbilically tied to the Enlightenment
Mischaracterizing social psychology to support the laudable goal of increasing its political diversity
On the history of political diversity in social psychology
Political attitudes in social environments
Political bias is tenacious
Political bias, explanatory depth, and narratives of progress
Political diversity versus stimuli diversity: Alternative ways to improve social psychological science
Political homogeneity can nurture threats to research validity
Political orientations do not cancel out, and politics is not about truth
QTIPs: Questionable theoretical and interpretive practices in social psychology
Recognizing and coping with our own prejudices: Fighting liberal bias without conservative input
Should social psychologists create a disciplinary affirmative action program for political conservatives?
Sociopolitical insularity is psychology's Achilles heel
The psychology of psychology: A thought experiment
Too paranoid to see progress: Social psychology is probably liberal, but it doesn't believe in progress
Towards a de-biased social psychology: The effects of ideological perspective go beyond politics
Welcoming conservatives to the field
What kinds of conservatives does social psychology lack, and why?
When theory trumps ideology: Lessons from evolutionary psychology
“Wait – You're a conservative?” Political diversity and the dilemma of disclosure
Author response
It may be harder than we thought, but political diversity will (still) improve social psychological science1