Hi Well, if we're going to be precise, let's say "between measures of / self reports of conservatiism and scores on intelligence tests." Unless the implication is that somehow intelligence tests have less foundation as indicators of intelligence than operationalizations of conservatism have as indicators of the underlying construct of conservatism? On the intelligence side, I feel comfortable the APA task force position is a good summary of much literature, including the well-established correlation between intelligence test scores and how much schooling one achieves (which is the connection I saw between intelligence or iq and presence of liberals in academia). See:
http://www.lrainc.com/swtaboo/taboos/apa_01.html I'm not sure what evidence there is for the quality of measurement on the conservatism side, although I suspect that self-reports are reasonably good proxies. Take care Jim James M. Clark Professor of Psychology 204-786-9757 204-774-4134 Fax [email protected] >>> "Brandon, Paul K" <[email protected]> 09-Jun-10 6:02:46 PM >>> 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=13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a891720c9&n=T&l=tips&o=2999 or send a blank email to leave-2999-13251.645f86b5cec4da0a56ffea7a89172...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- 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=3000 or send a blank email to leave-3000-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
