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Harper, C. 
ORCID: 0000-0002-3172-0129, Purser, H. ORCID: 0000-0003-3307-8421 and Baguley, T. ORCID: 0000-0002-0477-2492,
2022.
Do concepts creep to the left and the right? Evidence for ideologically-salient concept breadth judgments across the political spectrum.
Social Psychological and Personality Science.
ISSN 1948-5506
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Abstract
Concept creep explains how established social concepts expand to incorporate new phenomena, with such expansions fundamentally changing conceptual definitions and contributing to a loss of a shared social understanding. However, existing work has focused on concept creep within a small number of categories that are typically more salient for those on the political left. In this work, we examined whether concept creep is a predominantly leftist phenomenon, or whether the same conceptual expansion is present for typically conservative-salient categories, by exploring judgments of concept breadth for a range of social topics. We found evidence for such symmetry when considering concept breadth for categories such as sexual deviance, terrorism, and personal responsibility – with some nuanced exceptions. We discuss our findings in relation to growing political polarization, intergroup relations, and the study of partisan differences using a variety of politically salient stimuli.
| Item Type: | Journal article | ||||
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| Publication Title: | Social Psychological and Personality Science | ||||
| Creators: | Harper, C., Purser, H. and Baguley, T. | ||||
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | ||||
| Date: | 12 May 2022 | ||||
| ISSN: | 1948-5506 | ||||
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| Rights: | The paper has been accepted for publication in Social Psychological and Personality Science. Reuse is restricted to non-commercial and no derivative uses | ||||
| Divisions: | Schools > School of Social Sciences | ||||
| Record created by: | Laura Ward | ||||
| Date Added: | 13 May 2022 12:57 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 13 May 2022 12:57 | ||||
| URI: | https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/46316 |
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