Violent Radicalism and the Psychology of Prepossession
The phenomenon of violent radicalism/extremism is portrayed as a consequence of a mechanism that fosters extremism in general. This is the process of motivational imbalance or “prepossession”, a state wherein a given need becomes dominant to the point of inhibiting other needs. In...
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| Language: | English |
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PsychOpen
2018-12-01
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| Series: | Social Psychological Bulletin |
| Online Access: | https://spb.psychopen.eu/article/27449/download/pdf/ |