Miron Zuckerman

Miron Zuckerman (born June 6, 1945) is an American psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Rochester. He is known for studying social cognition, nonverbal communication, and the psychology of religion.^[3]

Miron Zuckerman
Born	(1945-06-06) June 6, 1945 (age 79)[1][2]
Nationality	American
Education	Harvard University
Known for	Social cognition Nonverbal communication
Scientific career
Fields	Psychology
Institutions	University of Rochester
Thesis	Attribution processes and anxiety over dental treatment  (1973)

For example, he led a 2013 meta-analysis showing a negative association between religiosity and intelligence.^[4] He told the Washington Post that these findings did not mean that only unintelligent people are religious, but that smarter people may not need religion as much, saying, "It is truly the wrong message to take from here that if I believe in God I must be stupid".^[5]

He has also researched egocentric bias, finding that people significantly overestimate their own importance in group discussions.^[6]

References

1. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 16 December 2023.
2. "FamilySearch.org". Retrieved 16 December 2023.
3. "Miron Zuckerman". University of Rochester. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
4. Zuckerman, Miron; Silberman, Jordan; Hall, Judith A. (2013-08-06). "The Relation Between Intelligence and Religiosity". Personality and Social Psychology Review. 17 (4): 325–354. doi:10.1177/1088868313497266. PMID 23921675. S2CID 2815223.

   • Rob Williams (2013-08-13). "Religious people are less intelligent than atheists, according to analysis of scores of scientific studies stretching back over decades". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-15.
5. Winston, Kimberly (2013-08-16). "Are atheists smarter than believers? Not exactly". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-10-07.
6. Goleman, Daniel (1984-06-12). "A Bias Puts Self at Center of Everything". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-10-07.

External links

• Faculty page