Toward a Psychology of Ideas Rather Than Demographics: Commentary on Hommel

The public will rightly not value a science that is more concerned with demographic population matching than with ideas. Taking further steps in the direction of identity politics will reduce public confidence in psychology and reduce trust. If psychology embraces demographic quotas, there will be self-selection out of the discipline, and that self-selection will harm our science. This commentary argues for a psychology focused on the quality of ideas rather than demographic representation.