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A Vaccination Against Social Prejudice
Evolutionary psychologists suspect that prejudice is rooted in survival: Our distant ancestors had to avoid outsiders who might have carried disease. Research still shows that when people feel vulnerable to illness, they exhibit more bias Visit Page
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It’s flu season. Watch your prejudices.
I tried not to breathe too much on the elevator this morning. I was trying to avoid the germs of a fellow who clearly had the flu—or at least a nasty cold. There seems to Visit Page
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Research on Hearing Communication and Health Gets Center Stage at NIDCD
Behavioral Research at NIDCD by William Yost Examples of Funding for Behavioral Science Research at NIDCD Harnessing the Human Factor in Hearing Assistance by David G. Myers Addressing the ‘Cultural Inertia’ by Caroline M. Kobek Visit Page
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Fighting Germs With More Than White Blood Cells
The month of October brings many things: turning leaves, crisp autumn air, Halloween…and the beginning of the cold and flu season. While the human body has developed remarkable defenses against these insidious infections, it turns Visit Page
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Psychology (Yesterday and) Today: Evelyn Hooker
In the 1950s, when McCarthyism was at its height and suspected homosexuals were being purged from government employment, Evelyn Hooker had the insight and courage to scientifically test the then-prevalent assumption that homosexuality was indicative Visit Page
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Mental approach can cut prejudice
Yahoo! UK & Ireland: Mental simulation can help reduce prejudice and discrimination by promoting tolerance among different social groups, according to psychologists. Research of mental simulation has found a long tradition of it achieving changes in Visit Page
