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Chad Osteen
Training Track: Applied Social
Lab: Social Cognition and Attitudes Lab
Advisor: Victor Ottati, Ph.D.
Office: Coffey Hall LL27
Email: costeen@luc.edu
Webpage: LinkedIn
Interests
Collective Action, Open-mindedness, & ideology
Masters Thesis Title
The Dogmatism of Decent: How dogmatism affects willingness to protest
Masters Thesis Abstract
The present research examines how dogmatic cognition, as the antithesis to open-minded cognition, mediates the relationship between system justification and an individual’s willingness to become politically active (either disruptive or non-disruptive protest). Anger towards the government is expected to moderate the relationship between dogmatic cognition and willingness to protest. Individuals in the low system justification condition that self-report high dogmatism and anger are expected to be at the highest likelihood of engaging in any kind of protest.
Masters Thesis Committee
Dr. Victor Ottati & Dr. Scott Tindale
