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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/intelligence-study-links-prejudice_n_1237796.html
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.
What do you think? Do conservatives tend to be less intelligent? Or is this just political opinion masquerading as science?
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I don't get it.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmm still don't get it.
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It would be an interesting discussion if IQ actually indicated anything relevant. Conservatism is an inherently flawed ideology, you don't need IQ test scores to prove that. Prejudice and racism are symptoms of an unsound and illogical mind.
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lol, cumbat just crapped himself because he can not post here on his main.
so true!
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Lol cumbat.
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this was more interesting when it was posted last month.
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this was more interesting when it was posted last month.
You lie.
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They needed a study to show that?
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Ferrydust posted:
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this was more interesting when it was posted last month.
You lie.
yes, i did in part lie...it wasn't interesting last month either.
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I think there are two tiers of conservative beliefs.
The simpletons that think the government is taking all their monies (when they are actually getting more than pay) but they're too simple to understand complex mathematics in any form.
The higher intelligence individuals that don't really care about the party platform much, but they recognize the opportunity to point a large group of easily lead people toward their own selfish goals.
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I know conservatives think liberals are dumb, and liberals think conservatives are heartless and pig-headed.
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ikkoikki posted:
I know conservatives think liberals are dumb, and liberals think conservatives are heartless and pig-headed.
and dumb, evidently.
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Politics is like a sport in this country. Sport and entertainment. Some people get into it, most don't.
MSNBC, CNN and FOX are like ESPN.
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"social conservatives"
Oh wow, so surprised.
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I think conservatives and liberals are retarded.
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from the actual study...
**Clearly, however, all socially conservative people are not prejudiced, and all prejudiced persons are not conservative.**
**Of course, prejudice cannot be explained solely by intelligence, ideology, or intergroup contact.**
the frame work of the study is based on a UK study from '58 and '70.
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A study comes out saying that stupid people are more likely subscribe to stereotypes and bigotry. Liberals assert it as proof of their stereotyped and bigoted view of a competing ideology and gleefully hoist it above their hand like they've just won the blue ribbon for bleach drinking. Brilliant...
(And yes, there would be idiots doing the same if it was liberalism in the study title.)
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plus it also goes against the complaint that minorities (generally liberal) are undereducated.
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So let me get this straight, they hoist it above their hand, but not above their head? Or is their hand above their head, or is it even with their head so it is really hoisted above their head and their hand? I'm just trying to visualize here.
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stupid as liberals who think force diversity is good and beneficial to everyone lol.
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“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.â€
Winston Churchill. Of course he was also a flaming racist as well.
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“If you're not a liberal at twenty you have no heart, if you're not a conservative at forty you have no brain.â€
Winston Churchill. Of course he was also a flaming racist as well.
Speaking of "flaming"....
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oddly enough, the US data group has intelligence taken out of the equation.
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Fallen_daemon posted:
stupid as liberals who think force diversity is good and beneficial to everyone lol.
It might have helped you learn English.
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Jezza_Belle posted:
I think there are two tiers of conservative beliefs.
The simpletons that think the government is taking all their monies (when they are actually getting more than pay) but they're too simple to understand complex mathematics in any form.
The higher intelligence individuals that don't really care about the party platform much, but they recognize the opportunity to point a large group of easily lead people toward their own selfish goals.
Bingo
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