Conservatives & Liberals Don't See Eye-to-Eye, Literally
If you walk away from holiday dinners fuming that conservative Uncle Morton just can't see your point of view, or that liberal Aunt Betty just doesn't get it, a new finding may make it easier to cool your jets. According to the study, conservatives and liberals pay attention to their environments differently, meaning the two sides of the political spectrum quite literally don't see eye-to-eye. Conservatives pay more attention to negative stimuli compared with liberals, the study found.