News tagged with racial stereotypes


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

Racial essentialism reduces creative thinking, makes people more closed-minded

New research suggests that racial stereotypes and creativity have more in common than we might think.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 07, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

More to facial perception than meets the eye

People make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to findings of new research funded by the Economic and Social Research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Racial stereotyping increases after being exposed to alcohol-related images, psychologist says

Accusations of racism accompanying the death of Trayvon Martin and the subsequent actions of Florida police are prevalent in the national media this week. Many are questioning the psychological motivations of everyone involved. ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Safeguards needed for tissue donors

vast collections of human tissue samples that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for diseases – have a right to basic information about how their donations may be used, a Michigan State University ...

Other created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Black patients more likely to be monitored for prescription drug abuse

(Medical Xpress) -- Despite studies that show that whites are more likely than blacks to misuse prescription pain medications, a new study reveals that blacks are significantly more likely than whites to be ...

Health created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0