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Treat Implicit Bias as a Public Health Problem, New Report Recommends
To turn the tide on the biases that perpetuate social injustice, the latest issue of PSPI recommends that governments and institutions treat implicit bias as a public-health problem.
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Why Are Masks Such a Big Deal for So Many? Psychologists Have Thoughts
If you’ve been on a flight or taken public transit recently, you might’ve a lot fewer masks. A Florida judge struck down the federal travel mask mandate last Monday, and while companies aren’t being forced to drop
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How to Make Self-Affirmation Work, Based on Science
For fans of “Saturday Night Live,” the word affirmation probably triggers memories of a character popular in the 1990s: Stuart Smalley. With his carefully coifed blond hair and light-blue sweater, the host of “Daily Affirmation With
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Vaccinating Against Bunk: Curbing Viral Misinformation
Online games and nudges aim to curb viral misinformation around vaccines and more.
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Up-and-Coming Voices: Myths and Misinformation
This collection of Flash Talks from the 2021 APS Virtual Convention highlights students’ and early-career researchers’ work on misinformation and combating widely held misconceptions in psychological science and beyond.
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Eight Early-Career Researchers Receive 2022 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award
The 2022 Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions has recognized eight psychological scientists for their innovative research.