Donald Trump

The comment sections of blogs can influence perceptions of consensus, which can in turn influence beliefs about climate change, according to new research published in the journal Memory & Cognition. The findings suggest that readers "may be nudged towards rejection...

When Ted Cruz was running for president in 2016, he tried to cater to conservative voters by pledging not to provide gluten-free meals to members of the military. But new research indicates that conservatives are just as likely as liberals...

New research published in The Journal of Psychology has found that supporters of Donald Trump in 2016 were more likely to evaluate others through a lens of weakness versus strength, while supporters of Bernie Sanders were more likely to believe...

Supporters of Donald Trump scored slightly higher on a measure of "modern sexism" in the days after the 2016 election, according to research published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. The study found that there was a increase in sexist...

Previous research has found that messages with moral-emotional words are more likely to go viral on social media -- a phenomenon dubbed the moral contagion effect. Now, a new study on the diffusion of political messages on Twitter has found...

New research published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that Donald Trump was more effective than Hillary Clinton in connecting with the studio audience during their first debate. "This builds on a long-term research that I started with my book 'Debatable...

Some key findings from a 2014 psychology study about perceptions of discrimination against White people have failed to replicate. The study, which was conducted while Barack Obama was president, found that White people who believed the current U.S. social hierarchy...

One of the most contentious areas of health policy over the past two decades has been the safety of vaccination. Vaccines prevent the outbreak of diseases that used to be widespread, like polio, and scientific consensus strongly supports their safety....

A new study published in PLOS One indicates that Donald Trump performed worse than previous GOP presidential candidates among those who frequently use the internet. "Given the amount of discussion surrounding the use of the internet around the 2016 election...

Results from four scientific surveys indicate that supporters of Donald Trump in 2016 were more likely than supporters of other Republican candidates to exhibit signs of authoritarian aggression and endorse group-based dominance. The research was published in the journal Social...

There has been much speculation about what makes Donald Trump's supporters tick. But new psychology research suggests outside observers may be prone to error when trying to understand their motivations. The study, published in the journal Cognition, found that people...

New research on the 2016 U.S. presidential election provides evidence that charisma may serve as a balance to narcissism. The study was published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences. "I study charismatic leadership and wanted to explore the association...

Donald Trump voters became more likely to believe their vote was counted correctly following the election, despite the presidential candidate's own claims that the voting process was a sham. The new findings appear in the scientific journal Political Research Quarterly....

Donald Trump secured early support from voters with a particular set of personality traits, according to a new study published in American Politics Research. The researchers were interested in better understanding the psychological mechanisms underlying Trump's success in the Republican...