Society/Culture Why do less intelligent people gravitate to conservative/right wing ideology.

[Mofra]

The Daily Mail article reports upon a study by Gordon Hodson, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario, Canada. (another Canadian Academic Psychologist but without a youtube presence). He looked at data from 2 UK studies testing child development. The subjects were
(a) 4,267 boys and 4,537 girls born in 1958;
(b) 3,412 boys and 3,658 girls born in 1970.

The tests were of
(c) verbal and non verbal intelligence; and
(d) cognitive abilities (number recall, shape-drawing tasks, defining words and identifying patterns and similarities among words).

In both surveys, 23 years later, the same groups were asked to answer a series of questions about traditions, authority and attitudes toward other races. Hodson then postulated a definition of conservatism which is undefined but looks to be based upon attitudes towards Authority and other races and concluded that low-intelligence adults tend to gravitate toward socially conservtive ideologies.

I’d very cautious about accepting the conclusions drawn by Grin and his gaggle of applauders from the article helpfully posted by Mofra

So would I.

Here's a meta-analysis that's far more wide ranging.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/55893129.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiZksKNiq38AhWmwjgGHVyFAdQQFnoECC0QAQ&usg=AOvVaw2xHhvNmp4MW8yHxMsywA_c

There is a significant body of work on the subject. Assuming the entire concept is based off a single study is folly.

 

[Cap]

Potentially, but I've had disagreements with Evolved and seen him actually discuss the issue with thought (we're diametrically opposed on housing as an investment for example).

Anyway I'll leave it at that, don't want to derail the thread anymore.

I'm not entirely sure there is a rail to this thread.

Nice win though.

 

[kranky al]

Please. My home state was managed according to a three word slogan for 2 years, one approved by you and your scared mates.

People will die!

Actually they explained it in quite some detail. Fantastic detail that was driven home by the multitudes of deaths overseas.

Whereas your side of politics elected a government that had nothing but 3 word slogans.

That’s the difference between us and you. You wont catch me electing someone and not being able to explain what their policies are.

 

[Ghost Patrol]

Do you honestly make any meaningful contribution? Or is every post just gutter snipes or crying about some flog right wing pundit?

I'm just asking questions!

 

[evolved2]

Actually they explained it in quite some detail. Fantastic detail that was driven home by the multitudes of deaths overseas.

Whereas your side of politics elected a government that had nothing but 3 word slogans.

That’s the difference between us and you. You wont catch me electing someone and not being able to explain what their policies are.

I'll hold my tongue for the sake of this thread.

 

[Cap]

I'll hold my tongue for the sake of this thread.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt

 

[kranky al]

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt

The fantastic thing about this thread is that you get conservative after conservative in here denying its truth but in the process outing themselves as … well… not the sharpest knives in the rack.

 

[ElectricG]

The fantastic thing about this thread is that you get conservative after conservative in here denying its truth but in the process outing themselves as … well… not the sharpest knives in the rack.

And who are these?

 

[kranky al]

And who are these?

Go back and read the thread.

You dont have to go far at all to find the first one.

But you can follow it back to the beginning and find quite a few. The lack of self awareness can be breathtakingly hilarious.

 

[evolved2]

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt

It's fascinating to see the ego of lefties who think they're better simply because they belong to a group with a slightly higher mean IQ. That's one of the better examples of ingroup bias I can think of.

I see a lot of Dunning-Kruger effect in posts from you and several others here.

 

[evolved2]

Go back and read the thread.

You dont have to go far at all to find the first one.

But you can follow it back to the beginning and find quite a few. The lack of self awareness can be breathtakingly hilarious.

I don't see you as someone who's particularly self aware.

 

[ElectricG]

Go back and read the thread.

You dont have to go far at all to find the first one.

But you can follow it back to the beginning and find quite a few. The lack of self awareness can be breathtakingly hilarious.

So, you won’t say. Expected as much. I would like to know exactly who posters such as yourself are claiming to be smarter than. In terms of posters who would sign off on “conservative” I haven’t seen too many at all. Is that why people are resorting the the “mask” thing? Does this maintain the fantasy?

 

[evolved2]

THE BEAST.

Thanks mods/admin. I love it nearly as much as my avatar.

 

[evolved2]

So, you won’t say. Expected as much. I would like to know exactly who posters such as yourself are claiming to be smarter than. In terms of posters who would sign off on “conservative” I haven’t seen too many at all. Is that why people are resorting the the “mask” thing? Does this maintain the fantasy?

He's talking about me, and probably you as well.

At a guess, I have at least 20 IQ points over kranky al and Ghost Patrol . I'm happy to put that claim to the test.

 

[Cap]

It's fascinating to see the ego of lefties who think they're better simply because they belong to a group with a slightly higher mean IQ. That's one of the better examples of ingroup bias I can think of.

I see a lot of Dunning-Kruger effect in posts from you and several others here.

Im not left, i just despise the stupid that has taken the right.

But A lot of stupid people talk about the dunning Kruger effect because they saw it online and didn't bother reading further

Next minute you'll be talking alpha male.

 

[evolved2]

A lot of stupid people talk about the dunning Kruger effect because they saw it online and didn't bother reading further

Next minute you'll be talking alpha male.

I'm going to put you on ignore over sheer boredom. There's more than enough intelligent lefties on the SRP who provide value that you either won't or can't.

 

[Cap]

I'm going to put you on ignore over sheer boredom. There's more than enough intelligent lefties on the SRP who provide value that you either won't or can't.

You'll put me on ignore because your need for an echo chamber to feel better

Let's not pretend otherwise.

Edit - removed name calling

 

[Ghost Patrol]

He's talking about me, and probably you as well.

At a guess, I have at least 20 IQ points over kranky al and Ghost Patrol . I'm happy to put that claim to the test.

If only there was a three word slogan that described someone overestimating their own competence

 

[Cap]

If only there was a three word slogan that described someone overestimating their own competence

When you start quoting Dunning Kruger you should already realise you are on the wrong path

 

[Ohitsthatguy]

time for evolved3

 

[Carringbush2010]

Do you honestly make any meaningful contribution? Or is every post just gutter snipes or crying about some flog right wing pundit?

Ghosty is a plant by Chief for click bait, like this thread is bait, don't take the bait.

You're right, but now you'll be labelled as 'see you took the bait - sucker, haha!'

 

[Geelong_Sicko]

Agreed with most of that post, but those within the trade union movement abso*******lutely define themselves by those within them and those without.

You're dead right. There aren't many 'closed shop' workplaces around anymore where every single worker is also a union member so I'd argue its that way by necessity - unions run on union fees, at least publicly, and only members pay union fees after all.

 

[kranky al]

He's talking about me, and probably you as well.

At a guess, I have at least 20 IQ points over kranky al and Ghost Patrol . I'm happy to put that claim to the test.

If you are so clever why do you say things that make you appear impervious to ideas?


Are you like one of those chaps whos all engineering style iq but not linguistically talented?

Because from discussing politics with you, you come across as pretty low iq. Its not to say you are, i have mates that are barely literate but run multimillion dollar companies they built from the ground up. They are very intelligent men…. In their baliwick, but get them to argue politics and they wont last a page in here without saying something that makes them appear like ….. Well… you.

 

[Cap]

Dunning Kruger, my IQ is higher than yours.

Yep, RWNJ.

 

[the_interloper]

Dunning Kruger, my IQ is higher than yours.

Yep, RWNJ.

I remember Dunning Kruger vaguely from my MBA, like a lot of the shit we learned I soon forgot about it, must be cool

 

[Leeda]

Toss...man bag