Difficult-to-read font reduces political polarity, study finds
Friday, November 2, 2012 - 21:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Liberals and conservatives who are polarized on certain politically charged subjects become more moderate when reading political arguments in a difficult-to-read font, researchers report in a new study. Likewise, people with induced bias for or against a defendant in a mock trial are less likely to act on that bias if they have to struggle to read the evidence against him.