Cognitive Ability and Prejudice
Contrasts that foresee prejudice has intrigued social and personality psychologist since Allport 's time and research has set up the relationship between an assortment of individual differences and prejudice. One example of individual difference would be (low) cognitive ability. With the new theoretical models being developed, they help to account for social and psychological factors that merge its association with prejudice. “These theoretical perspectives predict that people with lower levels of cognitive ability are more sensitive to threat, which lead to more socially conservative/right-wing political attitudes, and subsequently more prejudice” (Brandt & Crawford, 2016).
Two questions were created in this study to figure out the correlation between (low) cognitive ability and prejudice. The first question asked is who are the targets of prejudice activity? “Research linking cognitive ability and prejudice focuses on target groups who have lower power and low level status. A recent meta-analysis included studies assessing racism, prejudice toward ethnic minorities, prejudice toward foreigners, sexual prejudice, and ethnocentrism” (Brandt & …show more content…
“Prejudice toward low-status groups is predicted by the perception that people have relatively little choice about whether they belong to the group or that the group has ‘essential’ qualities that make it distinct from other groups” (Brandt & Crawford, 2016). Because there are clear boundaries between groups for people with low cognitive abilities, they are more likely to rely on perceived group choice. People with low levels of cognitive ability choose to have strict boundaries when it comes to groups and is accomplished psychologically; it easier for them to become prejudice against people with lower levels of group
Contrasts that foresee prejudice has intrigued social and personality psychologist since Allport 's time and research has set up the relationship between an assortment of individual differences and prejudice. One example of individual difference would be (low) cognitive ability. With the new theoretical models being developed, they help to account for social and psychological factors that merge its association with prejudice. “These theoretical perspectives predict that people with lower levels of cognitive ability are more sensitive to threat, which lead to more socially conservative/right-wing political attitudes, and subsequently more prejudice” (Brandt & Crawford, 2016).
Two questions were created in this study to figure out the correlation between (low) cognitive ability and prejudice. The first question asked is who are the targets of prejudice activity? “Research linking cognitive ability and prejudice focuses on target groups who have lower power and low level status. A recent meta-analysis included studies assessing racism, prejudice toward ethnic minorities, prejudice toward foreigners, sexual prejudice, and ethnocentrism” (Brandt & …show more content…
“Prejudice toward low-status groups is predicted by the perception that people have relatively little choice about whether they belong to the group or that the group has ‘essential’ qualities that make it distinct from other groups” (Brandt & Crawford, 2016). Because there are clear boundaries between groups for people with low cognitive abilities, they are more likely to rely on perceived group choice. People with low levels of cognitive ability choose to have strict boundaries when it comes to groups and is accomplished psychologically; it easier for them to become prejudice against people with lower levels of group