One of the most fascinating papers I've read for a long time: People dislike their political opponents for views that most don't actually hold. psyarxiv.com/cr23g/ [Preprint; N = 4,993.] 
"(Over)estimation of political opponents' agreement with extreme issues predicted cross-partisan dislike, which in turn predicted unwillingness to engage with opponents, foreclosing opportunities to correct misperceptions." psyarxiv.com/cr23g/ [2/5]
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Related: Massive 26-nation study finds that people on both sides of the political aisle greatly overestimate how much the other side dislikes them, exacerbating mutual hostility. Telling people about this, however, can reduce the effect. nature.com/articles/s4156…
My colleagues and I found something similar in a recent paper: People greatly exaggerate how biased men and women are toward their own sex in their reactions to male-favoring vs. female-favoring sex differences. researchgate.net/publication/34…
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