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Q&A With Morton Ann Gernsbacher

APS Past President Morton Ann Gernsbacher is a Vilas Research Professor and the Sir Frederic C. Bartlett Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Gernsbacher is a leader in More>


Martin M. Monti

University of California, Los Angeles http://montilab.psych.ucla.edu What does your research focus on? My research focuses on two questions confronting the most characterizing aspects of the human mind: 1) “What is ... More>


Language That Reinforces Inequality

A recent study in the European Journal of Social Psychology addresses how language can reinforce stereotypes. ... More>


How To Defuse a Hateful Slur

I grew up in a town, and a time, with a great deal of racial and ethnic tension, and I heard hateful slurs constantly at school.  African-Americans, then politely called ... More>


Bilingualism May Keep Older Brains Nimble