From the American Sociological Association media release: Skin color is a significant factor in the probability of employment for male immigrants to the United States, according to a new study by two University of Kansas (KU)…
From the A*STAR press release via MedicalXpress: A Singaporean computer scientist and his American colleague have created a computer simulation of how humans perform on a widely employed test of implicit or unconscious social attitudes,…
From the Brown University press release via ScienceDaily: Many animals, including humans, harbor ingrained biases to act when they can obtain rewards and to remain inactive to avoid punishment. Sometimes, however those biases can steer…
From the Princeton University press release via MedicalXpress: Michael North, a fifth-year graduate student in psychology at Princeton University, knew he was lucky to land a summer research position at the University of Michigan after…
From the Michigan State University press release: Humans, when alone, see threats as closer than they actually are. But mix in people from a close group, and that misperception disappears. In other words, there’s safety…
From the Ohio State University press release via ScienceDaily: A scientist’s gender can have a big impact on how other researchers perceive his or her work, according to a new study. Young scholars rated publications…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: From the playground to the office, a key aspect of our social lives involves figuring out who “belongs” and who doesn’t. Our biases lead us — whether…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: The fourth-quarter comeback to win the game. The tumor that appeared on a second scan. The guy in accounting who was secretly embezzling company funds. The situation…
From the Lund University press release via HealthCanal: Previous research indicates that in many cases discrimination may depend on a particularly positive image we have of people with whom we identify, rather than on our…
From the University of Alberta press release via Physorg: If people think their toddlers are missing the old-person barbs that Homer, Bart and the others toss at Grandpa Simpson, they may want to change their…