Conservative or Liberal? Workspace Reveals All

[Starbucks Anarchist]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080925/sc_livescience/conservativeorliberalworkspacerevealsall

Your office or bedroom holds telltale signs of whether you are a conservative or a liberal, finds a new study. While political conservatives tend to keep a tidy, organized office, political liberals favor colorful, more stylish but cluttered spaces.

A person may hide their political ideology from others, including from pollsters, but the researchers were delighted to learn that a peek into subjects' living quarters or even workspaces could give that away.

Conservatives and liberals leave behind distinct "behavioral residue" that can be picked up by savvy scientists and possibly other observers, according to the study by New York University psychologist John Jost and his colleagues. The results are set for publication in a forthcoming issue of the journal Political Psychology.

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[slampoet]

1. "behavioral residue" Bong Resin? Underwear?

[navarth]

4. LOL "Bong Resin"

That's not bong resin!! It's.....coffee stains!

[stopbush]

2. My office is exttremely organized. My home is tidy to the point

of ridiculousness.

And I'm a liberal.

[Wednesdays]

6. As the article states, there are exceptions nt

[Mojorabbit]

3. My home fits the cluttered

definition. I have a gazillion books and not enough bookcases.

[guitar man]

5. my office looks like a bomb went off in it

and with a 2 year old running around, my house doesn't look much better! :rofl:

[codjh9]

7. Like my Chimpy calendar that's still on January saying 'more and more of our imports

come from overseas'? :^)

[Oeditpus Rex]

8. 'Conservatives showed higher scores for conscientiousness,

which measures a person's need for order, discipline, achievement striving and rule following."



Imagine that.

[spinbaby]

9. Hmmm...I could build an interesting quiz on this premise

Your bedroom looks like:

A. A library exploded
B. A hotel room
C. A bordello

Your idea of an attractive mantelpiece decoration is:

A. A replica sabertooth tiger skull
B. Precious Moments figurines
C. Car parts

[ReadTomPaine]

10. I don't believe in hiding it in the first place. I'm proud of it.

Half the problem with progressive America is the fear of saying loud and proud - I am liberal

That said - my home is in perfect, almost OCD-level, order.

[Winterblues]

11. Business should never be mixed with Politics IMO

I never ever talk politics with customers. Strictly business, but at home is a whole other matter.

[ReadTomPaine]

15. The GOP does it openly as a matter of course, and they reap the benefits of networking as well as...

the mainstreaming of their ideas in the public space and more. They should not go unchallenged.

I know not everyone is comfortable with this, and I can understand that decision, but it hurts Democratic principles because many see it as weakness or a confirmation that liberal thinking & politics are in a minority or something people are afraid to admit - like it's some personal failing.

Liberalism is the American way and people need to become comfortable with that fact again. Staying in the closet isn't the answer.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

12. If my cubicle was any indication, I am indeed an Anarchist.

"Messy" doesn't begin to cover it.

[tpsbmam]

13. Bingo.......

Liberals' rooms on the other hand were marked by more clutter, including more CDs, a greater variety of CDs, a greater variety of books and more color in the room in general.

The findings agreed with a link found by Jost's team between two personality traits and political ideology. In personality tests of thousands of college students, Jost found that liberals tended to score higher than conservatives on one key measure called openness to experiences, which includes holding wide interests, and being imaginative and insightful.

Conservatives showed higher scores for conscientiousness, which measures a person's need for order, discipline, achievement striving and rule following.

[NeedleCast]

14. I think the Obama/Biden bumper stickers are a give away in my cube.

not much discression in my cube. It works though. I've given away about 10 bumper stickers and helped two people get registered to vote.