enough said
On Feb 1, 4:06 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Intelligence Study Links Low I.Q. To Prejudice, Racism, Conservatism,
> Homophobia
>
> The Huffington Post Rebecca Searles First Posted: 02/ 1/2012 8:52
> am Updated: 02/ 1/2012 3:21 pm
>
> Are racists dumb? Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent than liberals?
> A provocative new study from Brock University in Ontario
> suggests the answer to both questions may be a qualified yes.
> The study, published in Psychological Science, showed that people who
> score low on I.Q. tests in childhood are more likely to develop
> prejudiced beliefs and socially conservative politics in adulthood.
>
> I.Q., or intelligence quotient, is a score determined by standardized
> tests, but whether the tests truly reveal intelligence remains a topic
> of hot debate among psychologists.
>
> Dr. Gordon Hodson, a professor of psychology at the university and the
> study's lead author, said the finding represented evidence of a
> vicious cycle: People of low intelligence gravitate toward socially
> conservative ideologies, which stress resistance to change and, in
> turn, prejudice, he told LiveScience.
>
> Why might less intelligent people be drawn to conservative ideologies?
> Because such ideologies feature "structure and order" that make it
> easier to comprehend a complicated world, Dodson said. "Unfortunately,
> many of these features can also contribute to prejudice," he added.
>
> Dr. Brian Nosek, a University of Virginia psychologist, echoed those sentiments.
>
> "Reality is complicated and messy," he told The Huffington Post in an
> email. "Ideologies get rid of the messiness and impose a simpler
> solution. So, it may not be surprising that people with less cognitive
> capacity will be attracted to simplifying ideologies."
>
> But Nosek said less intelligent types might be attracted to liberal
> "simplifying ideologies" as well as conservative ones.
> In any case, the study has taken the Internet by storm, with some
> outspoken liberals saying that it validates their suspicions about
> conservatives and conservatives arguing that the research has been
> misinterpreted.
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/intelligence-study-links-pre...
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
>
> --
> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
> Have a great day,
> Tommy
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