Ideology Hardly Predicts Rigidity

Two preregistered U.S. studies (N=6,181) find only minuscule links between conservatism and belief‑updating rigidity and mostly null results for economic conservatism. Extremism shows slightly stronger—but still small—associations with rigidity, suggesting context matters more than left–right identity. — This undercuts broad partisan psych claims and pushes scholars and media to focus on when and why rigidity spikes rather than stereotyping one side.