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New Research From Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Psychological Science: Iconic Gestures Facilitate Discourse Comprehension in Individuals With Superior Immediate Memory for Body Configurations Ying Choon Wu and Seana Coulson Iconic gestures are those that depict an
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Men More Likely to Be Seen as ‘Creative Thinkers’
Findings suggest that the work and achievements of men tend to be evaluated as more creative than similar work and achievements produced by women.
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The ‘self-fulfilling prophecy’ of stereotyping Asian American students
The Washington Post: “Ophelia” was never a very good student. The second generation Vietnamese American described herself as “not very intelligent,” someone who got straight Cs. She failed the exam to qualify for Advanced Placement
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So You Flunked A Racism Test. Now What?
NPR: You’re probably at least a little bit racist and sexist and homophobic. Most of us are. Before you get all indignant, try taking one of the popular implicit-association tests. Created by sociologists at Harvard
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First-Rate Science on Symposium Sunday
Changing Behavior for a Changing Climate Climate change is one of the most profound global crises of the 21st century‚ but a large percentage of the world population seems blithe about its implications or even
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The Negative In Positive Stereotypes
NPR: In an interview earlier this year, Sen. Harry Reid argued that it’s time for a woman to run for president. “Women have qualities that we’ve been lacking in America for a long time,” he