“As a foreigner in the U.S., since the first day I arrived,” says Xian Zhao, “I have been constantly asking myself this question: Should I adopt an Anglo name?” Zhao, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto, says that his cousin and his aunt changed their name from Pengyuan More
Imagine preparing for a job interview or a promising first date. You probably consider your outfit and general grooming—a fresh shower, plus hair products and makeup, if you use them. Glasses or contacts? Hair up or down? Various decisions signal different levels of erudition or sexual appeal, and people spend More
Our first impressions of the personality traits of people we’ve just met may depend on their body shape. More
Sarah Gaither shares how her experiences as a biracial individual have informed her psychological research on identity.
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Banaji and colleagues Anthony Greenwald and Brian Nosek are being honored for their groundbreaking research on implicit bias. More
People can make better-than-chance judgments about whether unfamiliar politicians have been convicted of corruption simply by looking at their portraits. More
