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Social Psychologists Espouse Tolerance and Diversity – Do They Walk the Walk?

Every ten years or so, someone will make the observation that there is a lack of political diversity among psychological scientists and a discussion about what ought to be done ensues. The notion that the field discriminates against and is skewed toward a liberal political perspective is worthy of concern; scholars, both within and outside the field, have offered various solutions to this diversity problem. ... More>


Rethinking Bias in the Workplace

Howard Ross is a frequent flyer, and a few years back he conducted this simple experiment. He went through airport security one hundred times, and on half of those occasions […]... More>


Presidential Column

Diversity Makes Better Science

When diverse perspectives shape research, everyone wins, say Douglas L. Medin and Carol D. Lee. ... More>


A New Way to Study Clinical Psychological Science

Founding Editor Alan E. Kazdin wants APS’s newest journal, Clinical Psychological Science (CPS), to be a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, international publication that draws from a variety of fields and methods. “It’s not that we want diversity for diversity’s sake,” Kazdin says. “We want to solve problems, and that’s what requires the diversity.” ... More>


Study of the Day: ‘Diversity’ Has Become a Useless Concept