Friday, January 27, 2012

Low IQ & Conservative Beliefs Linked to Prejudice

There's no gentle way to put it: People who give in to racism and prejudice may simply be dumb, according to a new study that is bound to stir public controversy.

The research finds that children with low intelligence are more likely to hold prejudiced attitudes as adults. These findings point to a vicious cycle, according to lead researcher Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario.

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. Full story here!

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

What about all the rich who tends to be Republicans? They have low intelligence yet are successful?

kevin c said...

anyone surprised?

Anonymous said...

It's not the rich who tend to be Republican, it is the Greedy. The wannabe's.

Really rich people tend to be Democrats, or liberal independents. Because they are smarter and better educated.

Please, don't smear the rich!

It is also the bigots who are Republican.