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Baumeister and Bushman’s Conflicted Theory of Political Conflict

Baumeister and Bushman’s Conflicted Theory of Political Conflict PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY 2023, VOL. 34, NO. 1, 23–26 https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2023.2192645 COMMENTARIES Jarret T. Crawford Psychology Department, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey In their target article, Baumeister and Bushman (BB; this of political behavior. A theory that leaves out the most cru- issue) describe a “cultural animal” theory of political partisan cial element of a complex psychological phenomenon has conflict and hostility. There is little positive I can say about little predictive power. The “cultural animal theory” of polit- this article. My critique focuses on six primary problems: (1) ical conflict is such a theory. ignoring relevant scientific evidence that challenges their the- sis; (2) shoe-horning contradictory psychological evidence to Problem #2: Contradictory Psychological Evidence fit their thesis; (3) lack of specificity in their predictive model; Presented to Support the Thesis (4) ignoring or ignorance of political realities that challenge their thesis; (5) logical incoherence in examples provided to The authors review evidence (p. 5) of greater risk avoidance bolster their thesis; and (6) statements or claims that are pol- (e.g., Choma, Hanoch, Hodson, & Gummerum, 2014) and itically tone deaf at best, and offensive at worst. prevention focus (e.g., Cornwell & Higgins, 2013) on the right than http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Psychological Inquiry Taylor & Francis

Baumeister and Bushman’s Conflicted Theory of Political Conflict

Crawford, Jarret T.
Psychological Inquiry , Volume 34 (1): 4 – Jan 2, 2023
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PSYCHOLOGICAL INQUIRY 2023, VOL. 34, NO. 1, 23–26 https://doi.org/10.1080/1047840X.2023.2192645 COMMENTARIES Jarret T. Crawford Psychology Department, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey In their target article, Baumeister and Bushman (BB; this of political behavior. A theory that leaves out the most cru- issue) describe a “cultural animal” theory of political partisan cial element of a complex psychological phenomenon has conflict and hostility. There is little positive I can say about little predictive power. The “cultural animal theory” of polit- this article. My critique focuses on six primary problems: (1) ical conflict is such a theory. ignoring relevant scientific evidence that challenges their the- sis; (2) shoe-horning contradictory psychological evidence to Problem #2: Contradictory Psychological Evidence fit their thesis; (3) lack of specificity in their predictive model; Presented to Support the Thesis (4) ignoring or ignorance of political realities that challenge their thesis; (5) logical incoherence in examples provided to The authors review evidence (p. 5) of greater risk avoidance bolster their thesis; and (6) statements or claims that are pol- (e.g., Choma, Hanoch, Hodson, & Gummerum, 2014) and itically tone deaf at best, and offensive at worst. prevention focus (e.g., Cornwell & Higgins, 2013) on the right than

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