Conservatives visualize Syrian refugees as small, but also threatening, study finds
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 - 06:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Building upon previous research, a new UCLA-led study found that people who hold more conservative beliefs are more likely to perceive foreigners such as Syrian refugees as threatening, yet visualize them as physically smaller. Conservatives appear to imagine Syrian refugees as smaller because they believe forceful military action against terrorism will prevail.