The International Society of Political Psychology is a not for profit organization that focuses on the research and theory that involves politics and psychology. Reynolds sets up her premise by talking about how ISPP is growing. Through this growth, there are somethings that change and Reynolds pointed out the growing number of women in ISPP and how diverse its members are. In the culmination of their research, Reynolds pointed out a few trends of where political psychology is going. There are three classifications: erosion of scientific rationalism, measurement and prediction, and common theoretical assumptions that humans are political animals. Erosion of Scientific Rationalism Rationalism is the belief that our opinion or actions should be based around reason and knowledge rather than religious beliefs or emotional response. Reynolds goes on to talk about why people are leaning away from scientific evidence is due to their own personal values. If the scientific facts don...
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