Tag: bias

Study suggests success of award nominees hinge on status and personal relationships unless decision-makers are less accountable

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From the City University London press release: A new study suggests that the status of award nominees combined with the level of social connection that they have with members of… Read more »

Study suggests children who hold ‘benevolent’ sexist views are also likely to possess ‘hostile’ ones

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From the New York University press release: Children who hold seemingly positive, “benevolent” views about women are also likely to hold negative ones, a team of psychology researchers has found…. Read more »

Study suggests strength of conviction won’t help to persuade when people disagree

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From the University College London press release: If you disagree with someone, it might not make any difference how certain they say they are, as during disagreement your brain’s sensitivity… Read more »

Study suggests economic status cues from clothes affect perceived competence

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From the Princeton University press release: People perceive a person’s competence partly based on subtle economic cues emanating from the person’s clothing, according to a study published in Nature Human… Read more »

Study suggests it’s important not to confuse luck with skill when rewarding performance

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From the University of Technology Sydney press release: Managers and those who evaluate the performance of others, whether in the workplace or on the sporting field, are likely to be… Read more »

Study suggests thinking in a foreign language can reduce emotional biases

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From the Society for Consumer Psychology press release: Financial transactions between people who speak different native languages are more common than ever with more than one in five Americans speaking… Read more »

Study suggests class bias in hiring is based on a few seconds of speech

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From the Yale University press release: Candidates at job interviews expect to be evaluated on their experience, conduct, and ideas, but a new study by Yale researchers provides evidence that… Read more »

Study suggests monkeys outperform humans when it comes to cognitive flexibility

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From the Georgia State University press release: When it comes to being willing to explore more efficient options to solving a problem, monkeys exhibit more cognitive flexibility than humans, according… Read more »