People Assume Sexists Are Also Racist and Vice Versa
The stigma associated with prejudice against women and people of color seems to transfer from one group to another, a series of experiments shows… More
Bias
How Kids Catch Our Social Biases
Scientific American: While on the campaign trail Donald Trump was criticized for an incident in which he performed an exaggerated… More
Robust Science Depends on Understanding the Science of Humans
APS Fellow Howard C. Nusbaum serves in a leadership position at the National Science Foundation. From this vantage point, he devotes a guest column to discussing how even the most robust science is still vulnerable to human error.
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Children Can ‘Catch’ Social Bias Through Nonverbal Signals Expressed by Adults
Preschool-aged children can learn bias even through nonverbal signals displayed by adults, such as a condescending tone of voice or a disapproving look… More
Image of ‘Typical’ Welfare Recipient Linked With Racial Stereotypes
People tend to imagine the ‘typical’ welfare recipient as someone who is African American and who is lazier and less competent than someone who doesn’t receive welfare benefits, studies show… More
Can Training Help People Un-learn a Lifetime of Racial Bias?
Nautilus: In the 1990s, the block I lived on in New York City was chaotic and seedy. From my window… More