News tagged with racial prejudice


Facial structure may predict endorsement of racial prejudice

The structure of a man's face may indicate his tendency to express racially prejudiced beliefs, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity 2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Research suggests infants begin to learn about race in the first year

Results of a new study reported recently by psychology researcher Lisa Scott and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst confirm that although infants are born with equal abilities to tell apart ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fighting prejudice through imitation

New research shows that you can reduce racial prejudice simply by having a person mimic the movements of a member of the race he or she is prejudiced against. The method may work by activating brain mechanisms that contribute ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0