Correlation of Need for Cognition and Modern Racism

Waller, James E.

doi:10.2466/pr0.1993.73.2.542

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“…This finding is consistent with past findings that racially tolerant individuals are psychologically healthy (Allport, 1950;Grossarth-Maticek, Eysenck and Vetter, 1989;Jahoda, 1961;Pettigrew, 1981). Second, I discovered maladaptive patterns of psychosocial personality style associated with prejudiced individuals, a finding consistent with those of Adorno et al (1950), Gough andBradley (1993), andWaller (1993). Blatant racists are wounded individuals with markedly poor internal integration.…”

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Psychosocial characteristics of subtle and blatant racists as compared to tolerant individuals

Hightower

1997

J. Clin. Psychol.

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Studies in psychology have demonstrated that tolerant individuals demonstrate good psychological health and prejudiced individuals demonstrate poor psychosocial functioning. Past investigations have shown disturbances in interpersonal relationships for prejudiced individuals in childhood. Blatant racists aggressively assert that members of minority groups are inferior. Subtle racists blame social inequities on minority group cultures and customs. A questionnaire to distinguish tolerant individuals from blatant and subtle racists was employed. Tolerant individuals were shown to be psychologically healthier than both blatant and subtle racists. Both blatant and subtle racists show maladaptive patterns in psychosocial functioning. Both blatant and subtle racists report predicted disturbances in parental relationships, as well as insecure and hostile ties with peers.

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“…They also found indications of disturbed family relationships in intolerant individuals. Waller (1993) found cognitive rigidity among intolerant individuals.…”

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Psychosocial characteristics of subtle and blatant racists as compared to tolerant individuals

Hightower

1997

J. Clin. Psychol.

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“…Recent research on conservatism was conducted primarily within a cognitive framework, using measures that focus on intra-individual processes, such as cognitive style (Tetlock, 1984;Tetlock, Bernzweig, & Gallant, 1985) and need for cognition (Waller, 1993). In general, we agree with this cognitive approach.…”

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Conservatives' Approach to Work: Less Prepared for Future Work Demands?¹

Fay

2000

J Applied Social Pyschol

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This study examined conservatism in the domain of work by relating conservatism to work‐related attitudes and personal initiative. Wilson's (1973) concept was used, defining conservatism as rooted in a generalized intolerance of uncertainty. Focusing on the domain of work, it was hypothesized that conservatism should be related to avoiding uncertainty at work, such as responsibility, innovation, change, and challenge, and that conservatives would take less initiative at work. Hypotheses were tested in a sample of 478 participants from former East Germany. Questionnaire and behavior‐based interview data were analyzed with structural equation modeling procedures; hypotheses were largely supported. Results are discussed referring to future demands at work. It is concluded that conservatives will have more problems adapting to new requirements that evolve with tomorrow's jobs.

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“…Also, NFC is negatively correlated with racial prejudice (e.g., Waller, 1993) and support for punishing criminals (Sargent, 2004). In relation to this, Sargent (2004) found that AC mediates the effect of NFC on punitiveness.…”

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Attributionally more complex people show less punitiveness and racism

Tam

Leung

2008

Journal of Research in Personality

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This is the Pre-Published Version Attributional Complexity, Punitiveness, and Racism 2 Abstract Based on past findings that attributionally more complex people make less fundamental attribution error, it was hypothesized that they would show less punitiveness and racism. In a study of 102 undergraduates, this hypothesis received robust support. The effect of attributional complexity was significant in 2 different punitiveness measures, a rehabilitation support measure, and 2 different racism measures. Also, this effect still held when demographic variables, crime victimization history, and need for cognition were statistically controlled. Moreover, attributional complexity mediated the effect of need for cognition and gender on punitiveness and racism.Theoretical implications are discussed.

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Correlation of Need for Cognition and Modern Racism

Abstract: Survey results from 59 college students indicated that those low in need for cognition evidenced higher racial prejudice than respondents high in need for cognition.

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Psychosocial characteristics of subtle and blatant racists as compared to tolerant individuals

Psychosocial characteristics of subtle and blatant racists as compared to tolerant individuals

Conservatives' Approach to Work: Less Prepared for Future Work Demands?¹

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Correlation of Need for Cognition and Modern Racism

Abstract: Survey results from 59 college students indicated that those low in need for cognition evidenced higher racial prejudice than respondents high in need for cognition.

Cited by 27 publications

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Psychosocial characteristics of subtle and blatant racists as compared to tolerant individuals

Psychosocial characteristics of subtle and blatant racists as compared to tolerant individuals

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