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motivated skepticism: a standalone construct

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Political psychology

the tendency to scrutinize and counterargue evidence against one's political views more than evidence that supports them.

In political psychology, motivated skepticism refers to the tendency to scrutinize and counterargue evidence against one's political views more than evidence that supports them. This meaning comes from Taber (2006) in American Journal of Political Science.[1]

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  1. Taber, C. S., & Lodge, M. (2006). Motivated Skepticism in the Evaluation of Political Beliefs. American Journal of Political Science, 50(3), 755-769. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00214.x

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