A predominance of self-identified Democrats is no evidence of a leftward bias

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Hilbig, Benjamin E. [1 ]
Moshagen, Morten [2 ]
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[1] Univ Koblenz Landau, Cognit Psychol Lab, D-76829 Landau, Germany
[2] Univ Kassel, Inst Psychol, Res Methods, D-34127 Kassel, Germany
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10.1017/S0140525X14001228
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B84 [心理学];
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The reasoning of Duarte et al. hinges on the basic premise that a positive ratio of Democrats versus Republicans implies a political bias. However, when placed in a global and historical context, it is evident that U.S. Democrats currently represent a moderate position on the political left-right spectrum. Thus, Duarte et al. provide no evidence of a leftward bias in the scientific community.
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