Why is social bias and its depressing effects on low-status or low-performing groups exaggerated? We show that the higher intelligence of academics has at best a very weak effect on reducing their bias, facilitates superficially justifying their biases, and may make them better at understanding the benefits of social conformity in general and competitive altruism specifically. We foresee a surge in research examining these mechanisms and recommend, meanwhile, reviving and better observing scientific ideals.

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智力、竞争性利他主义和“聪明的愚蠢”可能是学术界偏见的基础

为什么社会偏见及其对低地位或低绩效群体的抑制作用被夸大了？我们表明，学者的更高智力充其量对减少偏见的影响非常微弱，有助于从表面上证明他们的偏见是正当的，并且可能使他们更好地理解一般社会整合和竞争利他主义的好处。我们预计检查这些机制的研究将激增，同时建议恢复和更好地观察科学理想。