Research questions link between unconscious bias and behavior
A new study calls into question the effectiveness of a popular concept for addressing social problems such as discrimination.
Jul 1, 2019
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A new study calls into question the effectiveness of a popular concept for addressing social problems such as discrimination.
Jul 1, 2019
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Serena Williams and Beyoncé are at the top of their professions. Williams is one of the best tennis players, and arguably athletes, of all time. Beyoncé is a singer who sells out arenas within hours.
Feb 20, 2019
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Researchers have documented "large, pervasive and persistent" racial inequalities in the U.S. Inter-group relations are among the factors that contribute to such disparities, many of which manifest themselves in gaps in health ...
Nov 15, 2018
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(HealthDay)—Individuals have a negative bias toward frozen vegetables, according to a study published in the Aug. 1 issue of Appetite.
Jun 4, 2018
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A popular meditation technique that's intended to create feelings of kindness can also reduce prejudice, according to new University of Sussex research.
Nov 19, 2015
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A Singaporean computer scientist and his American colleague have created a computer simulation of how humans perform on a widely employed test of implicit or unconscious social attitudes, particularly racial bias.
Jun 5, 2013
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Two out of five medical students have an unconscious bias against obese people, according to a new study by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The study is published online ahead of print in the Journal of ...
May 23, 2013
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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.
May 14, 2013
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Mahzarin Banaji shouldn't have been biased against women. A leading social psychologist—who rose from unlikely circumstances in her native India, where she once dreamed of becoming a secretary—she knew better than most ...
Feb 27, 2013
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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 ...
Nov 7, 2012
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