News tagged with implicit attitudes

Study finds 'owning' a darker skin can positively impact racial bias

Scientists from Royal Holloway University have found that when white Caucasians are under the illusion that they have a dark skin, their racial bias changes in a positive way.

Psychology & Psychiatry May 14, 2013 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

Anti-fat bias may be equally prevalent in general public and medical community

Medical doctors are as biased against obesity as the general public is, according to a study published Nov. 7 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Janice Sabin from the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues from t ...

Health Nov 07, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Pediatricians' pain-medication judgments affected by unconscious racial bias, study says

Pediatricians who show an unconscious preference for European Americans tend to prescribe better pain-management for white patients than they do for African-American patients, new University of Washington research shows.

Health Mar 19, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Prejudice linked to women's menstrual cycle

Women's bias against male strangers increases when women are fertile, suggesting prejudice may be partly fueled by genetics, according to a study by Michigan State University psychology researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jun 22, 2011 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0 |