Now researchers say a fervour for Brexit could at least in part be linked to the way individuals process information. Research has revealed that those in favour of cutting loose from the EU are more categorical and “think outside the box” less than those who favour remain, with a stronger dislike for uncertainty and a greater love of daily routine. Participants also completed a number of questionnaires designed to probe attitudes including their response to uncertainty, having a routine, nationalism, political conservatism, authoritarianism, Brexit, immigration and how British or European they felt. But the study also showed the importance of ways of thinking. “There are so many other factors that shape our political attitudes [and] our ideologies that cognitive flexibility is really just one piece of a much more intricate puzzle,” she said.

Source: The Guardian April 16, 2018 18:56 UTC