Answering Unresolved Questions About the Relationship Between Cognitive Ability and Prejudice

被引:36
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作者
Brandt, Mark J. [1 ]
Crawford, Jarret T. [2 ]
机构
[1] Tilburg Univ, Dept Social Psychol, POB 90153, NL-5000 LE Tilburg, Netherlands
[2] Coll New Jersey, Psychol, Ewing, NJ USA
关键词
individual differences; prejudice; stereotyping; cognitive ability; group characteristics; PSYCHOLOGICAL ESSENTIALISM; PERSONALITY; ATTITUDES; INTELLIGENCE; INTOLERANCE; EDUCATION; IDEOLOGY; GAY;
D O I
10.1177/1948550616660592
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Previous research finds that lower cognitive ability predicts greater prejudice. We test two unresolved questions about this association using a heterogeneous set of target groups and data from a representative sample of the United States (N = 5,914). First, we test who are the targets of prejudice? We replicate prior negative associations between cognitive ability and prejudice for groups who are perceived as liberal, unconventional, and having lower levels of choice over group membership. We find the opposite (i.e., positive associations), however, for groups perceived as conservative, conventional, and having higher levels of choice over group membership. Second, we test who shows intergroup bias? and find that people with both relatively higher and lower levels of cognitive ability show approximately equal levels of intergroup bias but toward different sets of groups.
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页码:884 / 892
页数:9
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