Prejudice Is A Basic Human Need

Prejudice is just bigotry that arises from flawed ideology, right? Not so, say the authors of a new paper.

They contend prejudice stems from a deeper psychological need and it is associated with a particular way of thinking. People who aren’t comfortable with ambiguity and want to make quick and firm decisions are also prone to making generalizations about others. People who are prejudiced feel a much stronger need to make quick and firm judgments and decisions in order to reduce ambiguity.

And, they argue, it’s virtually impossible to change this basic way that people think

My first reflection about this is that it is exactly in this area I apply scenario thinking. Since I have also from practice noticed the difficulties in changing firmly held beliefs I work with groups to reframe issues - i e redraw mental models by integrating different perspective - in order to navigate pass these deeply rooted prejudices.

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    They seriously needed a paper to figure this shit out? *sigh* Scientists.
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