A matter of taste: Gustatory sensitivity predicts political ideology
| Autor: | Rajen A. Anderson, Benjamin C. Ruisch, Yoel Inbar, David A. Pizarro |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Taste
Sociology and Political Science Social Psychology Sensory processing media_common.quotation_subject medicine.medical_treatment Politics 05 social sciences 050109 social psychology Conservatism Disgust medicine.anatomical_structure Attitude Taste bud medicine Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Ideology Psychology Association (psychology) Proxy (statistics) Social psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 121:394-409 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1315 0022-3514 |
| Popis: | Previous research has shown that political attitudes are highly heritable, but the proximal physiological mechanisms that shape ideology remain largely unknown. Based on work suggesting possible ideological differences in genes related to low-level sensory processing, we predicted that taste (i.e., gustatory) sensitivity would be associated with political ideology. In 4 studies (combined N = 1,639) we test this hypothesis and find robust support for this association. In Studies 1-3, we find that sensitivity to the chemicals PROP and PTC-2 well established measures of taste sensitivity-are associated with greater political conservatism. In Study 4, we find that fungiform papilla density, a proxy for taste bud density, also predicts greater conservatism, and that this association is partially statistically mediated by disgust sensitivity. This work suggests that low-level physiological differences in sensory processing may shape an individual's political attitudes. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved). |
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