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Brandt and Crawford referenced previous research that has shown that less intelligent people often essentialize or see different groups as being distinct from each other with clear boundaries and less of a threat.

"On the flipside, people high in cognitive ability express more prejudice against high-choice [conservative] groups," Brandt and Crawford said. "They may be especially angered by groups that they think should be able to change their minds."

Interesting. One group of people I have always had contempt for are those who defend a certain way of thinking by saying, "That's how I was raised." That defense never fails to vent steam out of my ears. As if they don't have a brain capable of deciding for themselves!