A sample of research on sexual decisions, interventions to improve educational outcomes, confidence in estimates, mindfulness and false memories, children’s stereotypes, and links between sound and meaning. More
A sample of research on sexual decisions, interventions to improve educational outcomes, confidence in estimates, mindfulness and false memories, children’s stereotypes, and links between sound and meaning. More
The Black Lives Matter protests shaking the world have thankfully brought renewed attention not just to police brutality but to the broader role of racism in our society. Research suggests some roots of racism lie in the stereotypes we hold about different groups. And those stereotypes can affect everything from More
A sample of research on fake news, first impressions and romantic interest, prenatal environment and development, the development of social prototypes and stereotypes, and electronic-media use and sleep in childhood. More
A sample of research on economic behavior, motivation interventions in education, perception, neural representations of procedural knowledge, empathy and romantic relationships, and stereotype-threat in chess. More
A review of some research on police and stereotyping, police officers’ aggressiveness, and the impact of psychological science on policing in the United States. More
“You can’t be what you don’t see,” said Marian Wright Edelman, civil rights activist and founder of the Children’s Defense Fund. This quote speaks volumes to a question I often get asked as president of Barnard College, an institution devoted to educating and empowering young women: “Are women-only institutions the only More