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“Wait – You're a conservative?” Political diversity and the dilemma of disclosure

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2015

Jim A. C. Everett
Jim A. C. Everett*
Affiliation:
Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3UD, United Kingdom. jim.everett@psy.ox.ac.ukwww.jimaceverett.com
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Abstract

Many of the proposed recommendations for remedying the harmful effects of political homogeneity for psychology depend upon conservatives disclosing their political identity. Yet how likely is this, when disclosure is so harmful to the individual? Considering this issue as a social dilemma clarifies the pernicious nature of the problem, as well as suggesting how the dilemma can be resolved.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e142
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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