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 THE PSYCHO LOG Y OF RA CE-PREJUDICE 6 1 1

than the cognitive, processes. But it tends to become more insignificant as increased communication brings interests and standards in common, and as similar systems of education and equal access to knowledge bring about a greater mental and social parity between groups, and remove the grounds for "invidi- ous distinction." It is, indeed, probable that a position will be reached on the race question similar to the condition now reached among the specialized occupations, particularly among the scientific callings, and also in business, where the individual's ability to get results gives him an interest and a status inde- pendent of, and, in point of fact, quite overshadowing, the super- ficial marks of personality.

WILLIAM I. THOMAS. THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.