Intrinsic religion’s low-prejudice link vanishes under non-self-report measures

Evidence

Batson expects people high in Quest, with their open-mindedness and willingness to search for complex truths, to be less prejudiced than those who score low in Quest. That is, he expects negative Quest-prejudice correlations. To a certain extent, that has been found. — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2042 (#complicates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Religiosity correlates with inclusive attitudes despite reinforcing its own boundaries — Andrew L. Whitehead; Samuel L. Perry, Taking America Back for God, 372; Self-reported religious conviction diverges from measured racial tolerance — Deborah L. Hall and David C. Matz and Wendy Wood, Why Don’t We Practice What We Preach? A…, 77; Neither intrinsic nor social religion predicts measured implicit racial bias — Wade C. Rowatt and Lewis M. Franklin, Christian Orthodoxy, Religious…, 73 (+13 more)

Broader Connections

• Only religion-as-quest predicts reduced covert prejudice #complicates (0.78) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 2042