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People With Low Self-Esteem Show More Signs of Prejudice
When people are feeling badly about themselves, they’re more likely to show bias against people who are different. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, examines how
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New Research From Psychological Science
On the Strength of Connections Between Localist Mental Modules as a Source of Frequency-of-Occurrence Effects Shannon O’Malley, Derek Besner, and Sarah Moroz How do people become familiar with items and events that appear frequently in
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People in Jobs Traditionally Held by the Other Sex Are Judged More Harshly for Mistakes
Researchers find that people are likely to be judged more harshly for mistakes if they’re in a high-powered job that’s not normally associated with their gender.
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Being Faced With Gender Stereotypes Makes Women Less Likely to Take Financial Risks
Research suggests that stereotypes about women and risk taking can influence how women actually make financial decisions.
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The ironic power of stereotype
Brent Staples is an editorial writer for the New York Times and a University of Chicago-trained psychologist. He is also African-American, and back in the 70s, when he was doing his graduate studies, he discovered
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The ironic power of caricature
Brent Staples is an editorial writer for the New York Times and a University of Chicago-trained psychologist. He is also African-American, and back in the 70s, when he was doing his graduate studies, he discovered