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Implicit race bias increases the differences in the neural representations of black and white faces

Racial stereotypes have been shown to have subtle and unintended consequences on how we treat members of different race groups. According to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psyc ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When they do not all look alike: Using identity to reduce own-race bias

People often remark that people of a different race "all look alike." However, when we have trouble recognizing people from another race, it may actually have little to do with the other person's race. Instead, new research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Color blind' policies could make diversity harder to achieve

Whether it be growing concerns about bias or recognition of the value of diversity, many organizations and institutions have elected to deemphasize race or remove it entirely from their decision-making processes. Yet new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 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 created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast