Or at least between conservatism and scores on intelligence tests. On May 17, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Jim Clark wrote:
> Hi > > Following article includes quite a bit on correlates of conservatism. > > Stankov, L. (2009), Conservatism and cognitive ability. Intelligence, 37(3), > 294-304. > > One point is the negative correlation between conservatism and intelligence, > which (one expects or at least hopes) would have some relevance to presence > of liberals in academia. It is important to keep in mind, as with all > inter-group comparisons, that average differences do not preclude the > possibility of bright conservatives and dull liberals. > > I had ignored Scott's earlier admonition about liberal bias and political > views (I believe we were talking about health care at the time) because of > concerns about starting / perpetuating a politicized discussion. A charge of > bias is, of course, a two-edged sword in that it can cut both ways. But > perhaps it is a worthwhile discussion to have here ... to ask ourselves > whether it is possible to arrive at rational positions on controversial > topics despite our personal biases? I like to think that this is what the > scientific approach strives for and has some success at achieving, rather > than biases always leaving us victim to our ideological worldviews. > Admittedly on some topics and with some people, science and reason face an > uphill battle! > > Take care > Jim Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2999 or send a blank email to leave-2999-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
