Human beings are not always—in fact, probably not often—the objective, rational creatures we like to think we are. In the past few decades, psychologists have demonstrated the many ways people deceive ...

Motivated reasoning in political judgment refers to the cognitive tendency for individuals to process political information in a manner that aligns with their pre-existing identities, beliefs and ...

A popular explanation for climate denialism is that humans will adopt beliefs that accord with their political orientation, using their cognitive abilities to explain away identity-inconsistent ...