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Mean Girls and Queen Bees: Females Under Threat of Social Exclusion Respond by Excluding Others First
Many studies have suggested that males tend to be more physically and verbally aggressive than females. According to a new study, to be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science
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Our Perceptions of Masculinity and Femininity Are Swayed by Our Sense of Touch
Gender stereotypes suggest that men are usually tough and women are usually tender. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds these stereotypes have some real bodily
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Special Section on Stigma in Perspectives on Psychological Science: Group Differences, Not Deficits
Psychological scientists are faced with the arduous task of identifying distinctions between humans without stigmatizing groups of people based on these differences. In this special section of Perspectives on Psychological Science, experts present reasons for
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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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Not So Fast—Sex Differences in the Brain Are Overblown
People love to speculate about differences between the sexes, and neuroscience has brought a new technology to this pastime. Brain imaging studies are published at a great rate, and some report sex differences in brain