Findings reported in last month's issue of Psychological Science, noted that angry people are more likely to make negative evaluations when judging members of other social groups. That, perhaps, will not come as a great surprise – particularly if you ever watch the Fox News channel. Interestingly, though, the same seems to be true of happy people. The happier your mood, the more liable you are to make bigoted judgments - like deciding that someone is guilty of a crime simply because he's a member of a minority group. Why? Nobody's sure. One interesting hypothesis is that happy people have an ''everything is fine'' attitude that reduces the motivation for analytical thought. So they fall back on stereotypes. Hmmm, now off to find my old Happy People Are Stupid t-shirt.
posted by Leigh Householder
I would love that t-shirt!
Ok now I am thinking Cafe' Press? That company that will print almost anything for you on a t-shirt.
Posted by: Clay | June 23, 2004 at 07:33 PM