[Pessimist]

"When presented with negative information about the candidates they liked, partisans of all stripes found ways to discount it, Westen said. When the unpalatable information was rejected, furthermore, the brain scans showed that volunteers gave themselves feel-good pats -- the scans showed that "reward centers" in volunteers' brains were activated. The psychologist observed that the way these subjects dealt with unwelcome information had curious parallels with drug addiction as addicts also reward themselves for wrong-headed behavior."

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[Itzlzha]

"When presented with negative information about the candidates they liked, partisans of all stripes found ways to discount it, Westen said. When the unpalatable information was rejected, furthermore, the brain scans showed that volunteers gave themselves feel-good pats -- the scans showed that "reward centers" in volunteers' brains were activated. The psychologist observed that the way these subjects dealt with unwelcome information had curious parallels with drug addiction as addicts also reward themselves for wrong-headed behavior."

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[r9etb]

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I see you're poking at your "reward center." However, I believe the author's point is that it's located above your navel.

[MEGoody]

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So you have no particular candidates of any party you prefer? No one in the Constitution Party? No one in the Libertarian Party? No favored candidate?

I'm sure you realize that, if you DO have a favored candidate, this study applies to you as well. :)