
Huh. Who could have guessed this? Other than intelligent people, of course.
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.
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“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.
For some reason, I think there may be a few who disagree with the findings.














