Study Claims People with ‘Extreme’ Political Opposites ‘May Be More Alike'

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A study titled “Politically Extreme Individuals Exhibit Similar Neural Processing Despite Ideological Differences” claims politically opposite people are more alike than most may realize

“This suggests that it’s not just what you believe, but how strongly you believe it and how emotionally reactive you are that shapes your perception of political reality,” study co-author Daantje de Bruin said of the recent peer-reviewed study

The findings were published in the American Psychological Association’s Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

A recent peer-reviewed study examined how politically opposite people — extreme liberals and ultra-conservatives — may be more alike than they think.

Published in the American Psychological Association’s Journal of Personality and