Personality Psychology, Ideology, and Voting Behavior: Beyond the Ballot

Ben F. Cotterill is a Lecturer in Psychology at Clemson University in South Carolina, USA. He teaches courses on personality and forensic psychology. Dr. Cotterill's research interests include personality development, the reliability and credibility of eyewitness testimony, and testing police procedures used with children.

1. Introduction.- PART ONE: PERSONALITY.- 2. The Big Five.- 3. Traits and Biology.- 4. Evolutionary Explanations for Traits.- PART TWO: VOTING IDEOLOGIES.- 5. The Left-Right Debate.- 6. Differences in Moral Foundations.- 7. Genes and Politics.- PART THREE: PERSONALITY & VOTING IDEOLOGIES.- 8. The Big Five and Political Orientations.- 9. Openness and Progressiveness.- 10. Conscientiousness, Conservatism, and Disgust Sensitivity.- 11. What About Economic Attitudes, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism?.- 12. Authoritarianism.- 13. Political Correctness-Authoritarianism and White Identitarianism.- 14. Social Psychological Explanations of Political Atrocities.- 15. Final Thoughts: Explaining Ideological Possession.