Abstract
Political scientists who study mass political preferences in relation to basic personality dimensions assessed through the standard group of objective tests are mining an area of negligible potential. This paper suggests that political preferences are more likely to arise from rationally held cognitions about how society itself functions than from deep-seated personality needs. The potential of this approach is evaluated with data derived from two sources: a mass population sample and a complete set of political office seekers.
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