The 4 Psychological Markers of Ideological Extremism

The 4 psychological markers of ideological extremism

Psychology is largely the study of correlations and the extent to which we can establish connections between correlations and causation. We are often told that “correlation does not mean causation” in the world of data. A classic example: Ice cream sales have a positive correlation with crime rates. Ice cream does not cause criminality, but apparently, the summer months cause both. But this is no hard rule. Although correlation doesn’t always me…