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The political effects of existential fearWednesday, October 19, 20119/11 attacks Credit: National Parks ServiceWhy did the approval ratings of President George W. Bush— who was perceived as indecisive beforeSeptember 11, 2001—soar over 90 percent after the terrorist attacks? Because Americans were acutelyaware of their own deaths. That is one lesson from the psychological literature on "mortality salience"reviewed in a new article called "The Politics of Mortal Terror." The paper, by psychologists FloretteCohen of the City University of New York's College of Staten Island and Sheldon Solomon of SkidmoreCollege, appears in October's Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal published by theAssociation for Psychological Science.The fear people felt after 9/11 was real, but it also made them ripe for psychological manipulation,experts say. "We all know that fear tactics have been used by politicians for years to sway votes," saysCohen. Now psychological research offers insight into the chillingly named "terror management."The authors cite studies showing that awareness of mortality tends to make people feel more positivetoward heroic, charismatic figures and more punitive toward wrongdoers. In one study, Cohen and hercolleagues asked participants to think of death and then gave them statements from three fictionalpolitical figures. One was charismatic: he appealed to the specialness of the person and the group towhich she belonged. One was a technocrat, offering practical solutions to problems. The third stressedPage 32 of 154
the value of participation in democracy. After thinking about death, support for the charismatic leadershot up eightfold.Even subliminal suggestions of mortality have similar effects. Subjects who saw the numbers 911 or theletters WTC had higher opinions of a Bush statement about the necessity of invading Iraq. This was trueof both liberals and conservatives.Awareness of danger and death can bias even peaceful people toward war or aggression. Iranianstudents in a control condition preferred the statement of a person preaching understanding and thevalue of human life over a jihadist call to suicide bombing. But primed to think about death, they grewmore positive toward the bomber. Some even said that they might consider becoming a martyr.As time goes by and the memory of danger and death grows fainter, however, "morality salience" tendsto polarize people politically, leading them to cling to their own beliefs and demonize others who holdopposing beliefs—seeing in them the cause of their own endangerment.The psychological research should make voters wary of emotional political appeals and even of theirown emotions in response, Cohen says. "We encourage all citizens to vote with their heads rather thantheir hearts. Become an educated voter. Look at the candidate's positions and platforms. Look at whoyou are voting for and what they stand for."Also featured on: healthnewsdigest.com brightsurf.com medilexicon.com physorg.comsciencedaily.comesciencenews.comPage 33 of 154
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