Positivism and patriotic militancy: The influence of covert ideologies on students' reactions to September 11, 2001.

摘要: This study examined the relationship between personal epistemology, as measured by Attitudes about Reality Scale, attitudes September 11 World Trade Center disaster, and patterns of blame assigned to various individuals circumstances associated with crisis. Data were collected within 1 month disaster 6 months later from undergraduate students at a university which people could see destruction another 200 miles site. A significant was found positivist reality support for militant government policies both universities time periods. not different two significantly stronger institutions after attacks. Students near site more supportive strong response. However, differences in way that demographic other markers related covert a...