MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'drew westen'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:50:14 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3942845&cid=t_142784_109_f&fid=34761&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedblitz.com%2F%7E%2F19080628%2F0%2Fneuromarketing%7EWhy-Politics-is-Hard.htm If you were asked to judge a policy proposal for addressing a social issue, which would be more important to you, the content of the proposal or the party that wrote it? Most of us would answer that the specific policies would be much more important than the political party that proposed it. [...] Comments(heh-heh, did you notice the “very liberal” versus ... by David Smith[...] Ave. this week.Support A-Town, a new police show pilot, ... by Alameda News, August 27 | Adam For AlamedaPlus 2 more... (Source: Neuromarketing) Neuromarketing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3942845 Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:52:35 +0100 3942845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1871243&cid=t_142784_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F13%2Fdrew-westen-on-the-political-brain-part-ii%2F Drew Westen discusses President Lyndon Baines Johnson’s famous 1965 speech calling for the passage of the Voting Rights Act. * * * Part I is here.  For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Political Psychology in 2008,” “Do We Miss Racial Stereotypes Today that Will Be Evident Tomorrow?,” “Perceptions of Racial Divide,” “New Yorker Cover of the Obamas and Source Amnesia,” “Voting for a Face,” “The Situation of Swift-Boating,” “On Being a Mindful Voter,” “Naïve Cynicism in Election 2008: Dispositionism v. Situationism?,” “Implicit Associations in the 2008 Presidential Election,” “The Situation of Political Animals,” and “Your Brain on Politics.” For other posts on the Situation of politics, click here.    &... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871243 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 05:08:29 +0100 1871243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1871244&cid=t_142784_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F12%2Fdrew-westen-on-the-political-brain-part-i%2F In this two and one-half minute video, Drew Westen discusses the “dispassionate” view of mind and how it has failed Democratic candidates. * * * For a sample of related Situationist posts, see “Political Psychology in 2008,” “Do We Miss Racial Stereotypes Today that Will Be Evident Tomorrow?,” “Perceptions of Racial Divide,” “New Yorker Cover of the Obamas and Source Amnesia,” “Voting for a Face,” “The Situation of Swift-Boating,” “On Being a Mindful Voter,” “Naïve Cynicism in Election 2008: Dispositionism v. Situationism?,” “Implicit Associations in the 2008 Presidential Election,” “The Situation of Political Animals,” and “Your Brain on Politics.” For other posts on the Situation of politics, click here.   &nbs... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1871244 Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:22:02 +0100 1871244 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1679715&cid=t_142784_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F08%2F05%2Fpolitical-psychology-in-2008%2F Sharon Begley has a very interesting article, “How Our Unconscious Votes,” in HealthNewsDigest.com. Here’s an excerpt. * * * Give the democrats of West Virginia points for honesty. As Hillary Clinton romped to a landslide of 67 to 26 percent over Barack Obama in the primary, 20 percent of voters in exit polls said that race was an important factor in their choice—triple the percentage of earlier primaries. Of those, 80 percent voted for Clinton, making clear what they meant by “important.” Obama’s “black supremacist” minister concerns her, one woman told my colleague Suzanne Smalley. Another found Obama’s “background, his heritage” suspicious. Both said they’d vote for John McCain over Obama. The 2008 campaign has be... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1679715 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 05:28:44 +0100 1679715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=822379&cid=t_142784_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F148123587%2Fthe_anatomy_of_the_political_m.html Research about the brain affirms that people rely upon emotion to vote for what makes them feel good.  Is it true? Look at the anatomy of a politician’s brain – and you’ll see more about policies enacted between the vote for elected officials and their final days in office. In The Political Brain –Drew Western, a professor of psychology at Emory University -  shows how new research about the human brain and politics - points to three things that determine how people vote. First, feelings toward the party dictate if that party stands another chance at the ballot box. Second, feelings toward the candidates themselves will draw or reject a vote. Finally, feelings about candidate’s policy positions influence undecided voters. In that order. According to ... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=822379 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:59:36 +0100 822379