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Confronting Implicit Bias in the New York Police Department
An unarmed black man holding a cellphone, Stephon Clark, is fatally shot in his grandmother’s backyard in Sacramento and residents ask whether the officers only saw race when pulling their triggers 20 times. Saheed Vassell
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Can you change implicit bias?
“Think of implicit bias as the thumbprint of the culture on our brain.” Harvard University social psychologist Mahzarin Banaji describe how institutions can effectively deal with bias.
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Implicit Bias, Reproducibility on the Agenda at NSF Advisory Panel
Read an update on NSF’s May 2018 Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Advisory Committee meeting.
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National Academy of Sciences Welcomes Two APS William James Fellows
APS Past President Mahzarin R. Banaji and Barbara Landau are among 84 new members elected to NAS in recognition of their outstanding contributions to research.
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How To Recognize And Overcome Your Biases
Almost every day, there’s at least one story in the news that involves racism, sexism or another kind of bigotry. But when you hear those stories, do you think, “Well, that’s not me”? Turns out
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Studying First Impressions: What to Consider?
First impressions are long-lasting. This familiar phrase indicates one of the many reasons that studying people’s first impressions is critical for social psychologists. Any information about a person, from her physical properties to her nonverbal
