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>Why might less intelligent people be drawn to conservative ideologies? Because such ideologies feature "structure and order" that make it easier to comprehend a complicated world, Dodson said. "Unfortunately, many of these features can also contribute to prejudice," he added.
>"Reality is complicated and messy," he told The Huffington Post in an email. "Ideologies get rid of the messiness and impose a simpler solution. So, it may not be surprising that people with less cognitive capacity will be attracted to simplifying ideologies."
>But Nosek said less intelligent types might be attracted to liberal "simplifying ideologies" as well as conservative ones.
>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/intelligence-study-links-prejudice_n_1237796.html
It all makes sense now.
>"Reality is complicated and messy," he told The Huffington Post in an email. "Ideologies get rid of the messiness and impose a simpler solution. So, it may not be surprising that people with less cognitive capacity will be attracted to simplifying ideologies."
>But Nosek said less intelligent types might be attracted to liberal "simplifying ideologies" as well as conservative ones.
>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/27/intelligence-study-links-prejudice_n_1237796.html
It all makes sense now.
