Intelligence and Belief in the Supernatural
Just before starting university education, 339 Ss had small, but significant negative correlations between intelligence and both traditional and avant garde supernatural beliefs. A year later, an independent sample of 241 Ss maintained the significant negative correlation with traditional beliefs but had a non-significant correlation with avant garde beliefs. Religious background was the most significant predictor of beliefs, indicating that socialization had more effect than intelligence and university education in determining beliefs of these Ss.