Thursday, September 25, 2008

My Disney Office - Does It Show That I'm A Liberal Or A Conservative?

I got a chuckle out of reading this news item. It seems that one can tell if the person is a "liberal" or a "conservative" by the way they decorate their offices and living quarters.

Liberals' offices were judged as significantly more distinctive, comfortable, stylish, modern, and colorful and as less conventional and ordinary, in comparison with conservatives' offices, Jost said.


Not only that, but ....

"Conservative rooms tended to be cleaner, more brightly lit, better organized, less cluttered, and also more conventional and ordinary in terms of decoration," Jost said during a panel discussion on "The Neuroscience of Elections and Human Decision-Making" at NYU, adding: "Conservatives' rooms were rated by independent raters as better organized and tidier in general."

Specifically, individuals who reported a more conservative ideology also had bedrooms that contained more organizational and cleaning supplies, including calendars, postage stamps, ironing boards and laundry baskets.

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.


So now, the question is, if these people doing the study were to walk into my Disney office at work, would they draw up the conclusion that I'm a liberal, conservative, or just plain nuts? :)

Zz.

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