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Women’s prejudice linked with menstrual cycle
Times of India: A study byMichigan State University psychologist researchers has indicated that women’s bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fuelled by genetics. “Our findings suggest that
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Why are passionate women always compared to cats? Meow!
The Globe and Mail: Earlier this month, someone who is not a cat meowed at Australian Minister of Finance Penny Wong. Wong had the floor during a heated debate among members of the Senate Economics
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Powerful, Intoxicated, Anonymous: The Paradox of the Disinhibited
A team of scientists proposes a model to explain how the diverse domains of power, alcohol intoxication and anonymity produce similarly paradoxical social behaviors.
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Do Sexist Workplaces Foster ‘Queen Bee’ Behavior?
The Epoch Times: “Queen bee” behavior in the workplace might be a response to a difficult, sexist environment, according to a study in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science. Some women in upper management are
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(Inherently) Scared of Red
What do you think of when you see the color red? Danger, blood, passion, and…dominance, new research suggests. A study to be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science found that that there is
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The Behavioral Immune System
Scientific American: We are prejudiced against all kinds of other people, based on superficial physical features: We react negatively to facial disfigurement; we avoid sitting next to people who are obese, or old, or in
