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ubu
Jan 27, 2012, 5:48 AM
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Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice
Low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservative ideologies, the study found. Those ideologies, in turn, stress hierarchy and resistance to change, attitudes that can contribute to prejudice. [..] As suspected, low intelligence in childhood corresponded with racism in adulthood. But the factor that explained the relationship between these two variables was political: When researchers included social conservatism in the analysis, those ideologies accounted for much of the link between brains and bias.
Raise your hand if you are surprised...
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Toast_in_the_Machine
Jan 27, 2012, 1:37 PM
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I don't get it. It just sounds like scientists are showing their left leaving bias again.
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ubu
Jan 27, 2012, 1:43 PM
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Toast_in_the_Machine wrote: I don't get it. It just sounds like scientists are showing their left leaving bias again.
Which we now know is synonymous with intelligence-leaning bias.
There's a tautology in there somewhere...
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dr_feelgood
Jan 27, 2012, 7:05 PM
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Quote of the article:
In reply to: For example, he said, many anti-prejudice programs encourage participants to see things from another group's point of view. That mental exercise may be too taxing for people of low IQ. |
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blondgecko
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Jan 27, 2012, 8:05 PM
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Toast_in_the_Machine wrote: I don't get it. It just sounds like scientists arereality is showing theirits left leaving bias again.
FTFY.
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