Dear Tipsters,
To answer Jim's question about measuring conservatism, there are a number of
self-report instruments. Although it measures right-wing authoritarianism,
perhaps the most widely-used one these days is Bob Altemeyer's Right-Wing
Authoritarianism Scale. It seems to be highly internally consistent and
acceptably reliable over time. There is also good evidence to support construct
validity.
Examples of the main references:
Altemeyer, B. (1988). Enemies of freedom. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press
Altemeyer, B. (1996). The authoritarian specter. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
University Press.
Altemeyer, B. (1981). Right-wing authoritarianism. University of Manitoba
Press.
Sincerely,
Stuart
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Clark [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: June 9, 2010 7:57 PM
To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)
Subject: Re: [tips] Why are most academics liberal? (was Re: Consider Plan C:
Go Gangster )
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
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>>> "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]
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