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Are more intelligent people prone to be more biased?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 12:55 pm
Posted on 2/19/18 at 12:55 pm
Apparently so
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And here’s the upsetting punch line: intelligence seems to make things worse. The scientists gave the students four measures of “cognitive sophistication.” As they report in the paper, all four of the measures showed positive correlations, “indicating that more cognitively sophisticated participants showed larger bias blind spots.”
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This post was edited on 2/19/18 at 12:57 pm
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Posted on 2/19/18 at 12:57 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Being biased is using previous experiences to detect patterns and predict future results.
Intelligence is also about memory and being able to recognize patterns.
So... I'm going to go with, Yes?
Intelligence is also about memory and being able to recognize patterns.
So... I'm going to go with, Yes?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 12:58 pm to RogerTheShrubber
If by bias you mean discernment and rational opionions, absolutely.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:01 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Absolutely.
They're also more open minded and willing to have their biases proven wrong. At least in my experience.
They're also more open minded and willing to have their biases proven wrong. At least in my experience.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:02 pm to RogerTheShrubber
This explains my radical centrism.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:03 pm to The Spleen
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They're also more open minded and willing to have their biases proven wrong
You've got it backwards. They're far more confident in their biases.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:04 pm to HempHead
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This explains my radical centrism.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:05 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I know I've never found anyone who self describes as "moderate" to be particularly intelligent.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:07 pm to Iosh
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Don't forget to like comment and subscribe
Of course I'm already subscribed to the New Yorker, I'm a genteel man with what I like to think is wit.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:08 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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I know I've never found anyone who self describes as "moderate" to be particularly intelligent.
Definitely truth to that.
I think more intelligent people are less seceptible to propaganda but more likely to be over confident in the positions they do have.
This post was edited on 2/19/18 at 1:09 pm
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:10 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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I think more intelligent people are less seceptible to propaganda but more likely to be over confident in the positions they do have.
This statement reeks of overconfidence.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:11 pm to HempHead
I've literally never been overconfident about anything, ever
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:12 pm to HempHead
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This statement reeks of overconfidence.
I could be convinced otherwise...
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:18 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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You've got it backwards. They're far more confident in their biases.
You've almost got it. Inttellegent people make exceptions to their biases. So that their biases are 99% in their favor
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:33 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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I know I've never found anyone who self describes as "moderate" to be particularly intelligent.
I haven't seen any studies on self described 'moderates' and IQ scores. But I have seen them on 'moderates' and general knowledge scores. Moderates score much lower than conservatives and liberals.
The conclusion was that moderates are too uninformed to have a political philosophy.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:36 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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Are more educated people prone to be more judgemental?
Fify
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:37 pm to winston318
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You've almost got it. Inttellegent people make exceptions to their biases. So that their biases are 99% in their favor
Did you read the article?
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:39 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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And here’s the upsetting punch line: intelligence seems to make things worse. The scientists gave the students four measures of “cognitive sophistication.” As they report in the paper, all four of the measures showed positive correlations, “indicating that more cognitively sophisticated participants showed larger bias blind spots.”
We now know why very smart people go to 3 years of law school to obtain careers with long hours and equivalent pay to non-lawyers: they have huge blind spots when it comes to finances.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:41 pm to Zach
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The conclusion was that moderates are too uninformed to have a political philosophy.
I often ask them to outline 3-4 essential tenets of a "moderate" political philosophy, and I've yet to get even an attempt at an answer.
Posted on 2/19/18 at 1:41 pm to RogerTheShrubber
Intelligent people see black and white. They are discerning and make clear judgments about what is true and what is false. They tend to be more sure of their judgments and are less likely to flip and flop with the crowd.
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