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How a Small But Vocal Minority of Social Media Users Distort Reality and Sow Division
Researchers at New York University have concluded that social media is not an accurate reflection of society, but more like a funhouse mirror distorted by a small but vocal minority of extreme outliers. It’s a
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What Students Need to Know About Names: When the Need to Belong Backfires
Teaching: A scenario exercise can help students understand wind the psychological costs that people from marginalized groups suffer when they change their names to fit in.
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Native Americans’ Awareness of Omission and Discrimination Fuels Civic Engagement
Native American adults who identified more strongly as Native were more likely to notice group omission and discrimination, prompting increased civic engagement.
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on how animals learn, sexual- and gender-minority mental health, acculturation and immigration, emotion in social learning, stigma and treatment success, motor performance and learning, prosocial behavior, and social networking and well-being.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research on anger, attentional control in PTSD, factors on psychopathology, perception in schizophrenia and autism, publication of research with minoritized groups, well-being and cognition, perseverative thought, and adolescents’ technology use.
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Exploring Pipeline Programs That Will Support Your Academic Journey
Pipeline programs (also known as pathway programs) are designed to provide support and resources to aspiring, early-career, and established scholars from diverse ethnic, gender, and economic backgrounds.
