2022
DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2022.2083292
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‘I know what is best for you better than you do’: cross-cultural evidence of the association between Monopoly on Truth and extremism (‘Yo sé mejor que tú lo que es mejor para ti’: evidencia transcultural de la asociación entre el monopolio de la verdad y el extremismo)

Abstract: Political extremism represents a collective threat to open and democratic societies, a hazard that has grown in recent times. The main goal of the present research is to test one novel construct, the Monopoly on Truth (MoT), by examining its association with illegal and violent extremist acts in a cross-cultural setting. Thus, the association between MoT and extremism has been tested in several countries with different cultures and sociopolitical landscapes: Brazil, Colombia and Spain (N = 785). Results suppor… Show more

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“…The monograph opens with a study conducted by Dono et al (2022), in which the authors focus on the monopoly on the truth construct. Basically, this cognitive style refers to the predisposition to: (1) believe that one's own ideas are objectively better and more valuable than others' ideas; (2) underestimate alternative ideas and those who hold them; and (3) impose these ideas for the sake of a greater cause.…”
Section: Taking Brief Stock Of the State Of Affairsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The monograph opens with a study conducted by Dono et al (2022), in which the authors focus on the monopoly on the truth construct. Basically, this cognitive style refers to the predisposition to: (1) believe that one's own ideas are objectively better and more valuable than others' ideas; (2) underestimate alternative ideas and those who hold them; and (3) impose these ideas for the sake of a greater cause.…”
Section: Taking Brief Stock Of the State Of Affairsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Abre el monográfico una investigación desarrollada por Dono et al (2022), en la cual los autores se centran en el constructo de monopolio de la verdad. Básicamente, este estilo cognitivo se refiere a la predisposición a considerar que: (1) las propias ideas son objetivamente mejores y más valiosas que las del resto; (2) la subestimación de las ideas alternativas y de quienes las sostienen; y (3) la voluntad de imponer tales ideas en nombre de una causa mayor.…”
Section: El Presente Monográficounclassified