Poor memory, impulsive personality: Traits of extremist mind
Poor memory, impulsive personality: Traits of extremist mind
Daily Mirror / Updated: Feb 23, 2021, 06:00 IST
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Extremists have shorter memories and tendencies towards impulsiviness and are also sensation seekers, according to a study by
Cambridge researchers in to the
psychological “signature” of the extremist mind.
The study, published in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, suggests that a particular mix of personality traits and
unconscious cognition the ways our brains take in
basic information is a strong predictor for extremist views across a range of beliefs, including nationalism and religious fervour.
This combination of cognitive and emotional attributes predicts the endorsement of violence in support of a person’s ideological “group,” said the study.