January 13, 2026

Depolarizing American Voters: All Are Susceptible to False Attitude Feedback

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Depolarizing American Voters: All Are Susceptible to False Attitude Feedback
Depolarizing American Voters: All Are Susceptible to False Attitude Feedback
Mike Pence claps as Nancy Pelosi rips a copy of President Trump’s State of the Union address, February 4, 2020. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Findings reveal the potential for open-minded discussion even in a fundamentally divided political climate.

Depolarizing American Voters: All Are Susceptible to False Attitude Feedback

By Thomas Strandberg
Doctoral Student in Cognitive Science
Lund University

Depolarizing American Voters: All Are Susceptible to False Attitude Feedback

By Jay A. Olson
PhD Candidate in Psychiatry
McGill University

Depolarizing American Voters: All Are Susceptible to False Attitude Feedback

By Lars Hall
Doctoral Student in Cognitive Science
Lund University

Depolarizing American Voters: All Are Susceptible to False Attitude Feedback

By Petter Johansson
Doctoral Student in Cognitive Science
Lund University

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Originally published by PLOS ONE, 02.05.2020, under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.