Intelligent people have 'unnatural' preferences and values that are novel in human evolution
Wednesday, February 24, 2010 - 12:28
in Psychology & Sociology
More intelligent people are significantly more likely to exhibit social values and religious and political preferences that are novel to the human species in evolutionary history. Specifically, liberalism and atheism, and for men (but not women), preference for sexual exclusivity correlate with higher intelligence, a new study finds.