Friday the 13th
indeed
A snapshot of a pretty picture in the local sneeze this
morning.
It is understandable that in this right-wing town
an invasion of donkeys would make the front page.
But only two donkeys?
Odds still favor the elephants.
You can find a study to support any viewpoint, it seems........(Ed. Note)
Conservative Politics, 'Low-Effort' Thinking Linked In New Study
The Huffington Post | By David Freeman
Posted: 04/ 9/2012
Conservatives and liberals don't seem to agree about much, and they might not
agree about recent studies linking conservatism to low intelligence and
"low-effort" thinking.
"Not quite," Dr. Eidelman told The Huffington Post in an email. "Our research shows that low-effort thought promotes political conservatism, not that political conservatives use low-effort thinking."
Bar patrons were asked about social issues before blowing into a
Breathalyzer. As it turned out, the political viewpoints of patrons with high
blood alcohol levels were more likely to be conservative than were those of
patrons whose blood alcohol levels were low.
But it wasn't just the alcohol talking, according to the statement. When the researchers conducted similar interviews in the lab, they found that people who were asked to evaluate political ideas quickly or while distracted were more likely to express conservative viewpoints.
"Keeping people from thinking too much...or just asking them to deliberate or consider information in a cursory manner can impact people's political attitudes, and in a way that consistently promotes political conservatism," Dr. Eidelman said in the email.
The study was published online in the journal "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin."
Truly indigenous ducks prepare to shoot
the rapids south of the Main Street bridge
yesterday in downtown Waukesha.
As The Huffington Post reported in February, a study published
in the journal "Psychological Science" showed that children who score low on
intelligence tests gravitate toward socially conservative political views in adulthood--perhaps
because conservative ideologies stress "structure and order" that make it easier
to understand a complicated world.
Ouch.
And now there's the new study linking conservative ideologies to "low-effort" thinking.
"People
endorse conservative ideology more when they have to give a first or fast
response," the study's lead author, University of Arkansas psychologist Dr.
Scott Eidelman, said in a written statement released by the university.
Does the finding suggest that conservatives are lazy thinkers?"Not quite," Dr. Eidelman told The Huffington Post in an email. "Our research shows that low-effort thought promotes political conservatism, not that political conservatives use low-effort thinking."
But it wasn't just the alcohol talking, according to the statement. When the researchers conducted similar interviews in the lab, they found that people who were asked to evaluate political ideas quickly or while distracted were more likely to express conservative viewpoints.
"Keeping people from thinking too much...or just asking them to deliberate or consider information in a cursory manner can impact people's political attitudes, and in a way that consistently promotes political conservatism," Dr. Eidelman said in the email.
The study was published online in the journal "Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin."
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Truly indigenous ducks prepare to shoot
the rapids south of the Main Street bridge
yesterday in downtown Waukesha.
