Violent Radicalism and the Psychology of Prepossession

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Social Psychological Bulletin, 13(4), Article e27449
https://doi.org/10.32872/spb.v13i4.27449 (28 Dec 2018)

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Article title
Abstract
Keywords
(Introduction)
Meanings of ‘Radicalism/Extremism’
- Radicalism
- Extremism
Extremism as a Psychological Construct: On the Psychology of Prepossession
Motivational Balance and Imbalance
- Balance and Constraint
- Imbalance and Release
Violent Extremism
- The Role of Violence in the Quest for Significance
Extremism Mediating Processes
- Neuronal Circuitry
- Cognitive Bases
  - Knowledge Activation
  - Inhibition
  - Attentional Processes in Violent Extremism
  - Sense Making and Meaning Construction
Recapitulation and Conclusion
Funding
Competing Interests
Acknowledgements
References