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Understanding Unconscious Associations
Mahzarin Banaji studies how our minds make decisions without awareness, intention, and control. She analyses how one human being judges another and the extent to which social groups (such as nationality, gender, race, physical attributes)
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Regulating Social Behavior
How do people regulate their social behavior, especially when unconscious prejudices and stereotypes threaten to bias our responses? David Amodio studies the mechanisms of self-regulation by integrating ideas and methods from social psychology, neuroscience, and
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Sept. 11 Revealed Psychologys Limits, Review Finds
The New York Times: The mental fallout from the Sept. 11 attacks has taught psychologists far more about their field’s limitations than about their potential to shape and predict behavior, a wide-ranging review has found.
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Why women ‘opt out’ of the workforce
Yahoo India: Washington, July 29 (ANI): A new research from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University have explained why many Americans fail to see persistent gender barriers between man and women at work
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Rose-colored glasses may help love last
Chicago Tribune: If Cupid wanted to improve his game with science, he’d shoot first, then hand out rose-colored glasses with instructions attached: To be worn when viewing your relationship and your partner’s personality or body.
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Men and women perceive risks differently
Times of India: Though it is well known that women take fewer risks than men, now, according to a new research, the reality of who takes risks when is actually a bit more complicated. A
