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标题：DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE MONOPOLY ON TRUTH SCALE. A MEASURE OF POLITICAL EXTREMISM
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作者：Marcos Dono ; Mónica Alzate ; Gloria Seoane 等
期刊名称：Psicothema
印刷版ISSN：0214-9915
电子版ISSN：1886-144X
出版年度：2018
卷号：30
期号：3
页码：330-336
DOI：10.7334/psicothema2017.423
出版社：Cologio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado
摘要：Background : Extreme political attitudes have been on the rise since the economic and political crisis of 2008. This surge of extremism constitutes a real threat, as attitudes like these are dangerous for the peaceful, democratic functioning of society. A new cognitive style, Monopoly on Truth has been proposed, based mainly on the concept of naïve realism. Method : The development and validation of a scale for this new construct is the main objective of this study. A pilot study (N=209) was performed in order to gather the items that make up the final scale; and a main study (N=369) was conducted to test the validity and predictive power of the scale. Results : The validation is successful as the scale shows good reliability scores, while also proving to be linked to extremism-related constructs. Additionally, the scale shows signs of not being ideologically biased. Conclusion : Results show the scale to be a very useful tool for studying extremism and other political trends. Future directions and other implications of the Monopoly on Truth are also discussed.
关键词：Naïve realism; moral superiority; polarization; political extremism.