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Study links low intelligence with right-wing beliefs
Wency Leung
Health Reporter
Researchers have found a possible explanation for why
certain people are prejudiced: they're less
intelligent.
Children with lower general intelligence are more
likely to become prejudiced as adults, according to a
Brock University study.
The study, published in the journal Psychological
Science, examined data from two large-scale British
studies, and found lower intelligence scores in
childhood were predictors of greater racism in
adulthood, which the researchers controversially
explain is brought about by adopting right-wing
ideologies.
A secondary analysis of data from a U.S. study also
showed those with poor abstract-reasoning skills were
more likely to have anti-homosexual prejudice,
partially linked to authoritarian attitudes.
Lead researcher Gordon Hodson told LiveScience that
the results of the study indicate a vicious cycle, in
which people with low intelligence are drawn to
socially conservative ideologies. In turn, those
ideologies can contribute to prejudices.
"Socially conservative ideologies tend to offer
structure and order," he said, explaining why those
with lower intelligence may gravitate toward the
right. "Unfortunately, many of these features can
contribute to prejudice."
The researchers found that people with lower
intelligence also tended to have less contact with
other races and groups, which, Dr. Hodson said,
supports previous research that determined
interacting with other groups is mentally challenging
and cognitively draining.
Dr. Hodson explained the findings do not mean all
liberals are smart and all conservatives are stupid,
LiveScience.com reports. "There are multiple examples
of very bright conservatives and not-so-bright
liberals, and many examples of very principled
conservatives and very intolerant liberals," he said.
Previous research has suggested that the brains of
conservatives and liberals are wired differently.
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