Comments on: THE TWO PARTY SYSTEM http://www.keneisold.com/2010/02/the-two-party-system/ whatyouknowyouknow Tue, 20 Jul 2010 01:17:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: alison http://www.keneisold.com/2010/02/the-two-party-system/#comment-313 alison Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:25:31 +0000 http://www.keneisold.com/?p=664#comment-313 I found this post interesting in light of the Newsweek article last month (12/10/09)by Sharon Begley entitled "Red Mind, Blue Mind"which discussed how the inerplay between party affiliation, personality, and other psychological factors influence the way Democrats and Republicans differentially understand science (eg. Does global warming exist? Does the science support that women under 45 get a mammogram?)As per Begley's article, of particular interest was the work of Jost, who found that there are significant personality differences btwn R and D: The former are generally more open to new experiences and ideas, The latter tend to be more conscientious, more energetic, and more emotionally stable. What do you think Ken? I found this post interesting in light of the Newsweek article last month (12/10/09)by Sharon Begley entitled “Red Mind, Blue Mind”which discussed how the inerplay between party affiliation, personality, and other psychological factors influence the way Democrats and Republicans differentially understand science (eg. Does global warming exist? Does the science support that women under 45 get a mammogram?)As per Begley’s article,
of particular interest was the work of Jost, who found that there are significant personality differences btwn R and D: The former are generally more open to new experiences and ideas, The latter tend to be more conscientious, more energetic, and more emotionally stable.

What do you think Ken?

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