A gender gap in negotiation emerges as early as age eight, a finding that sheds new light on the wage gap women face in the workforce, according to new research from Boston College's Cooperation Lab, lead by Associate Professor ...
Apr 1, 2021
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When older adults are viewed as cognitively or physically impaired, they perform below their abilities on tasks, according to a recent review article by Sarah Barber, a psychology and gerontology researcher at Georgia State ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Big girls don't cry—especially not in front of men. While stereotypes may suggest that women in pain seek attention and sympathy from men, researchers at Murdoch University, Australia found that women report feeling less ...
Feb 16, 2021
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If you believe you are capable of becoming the healthy, engaged person you want to be in old age, you are much more likely to experience that outcome, a recent Oregon State University study shows.
Jan 21, 2021
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Bilingual people can effortlessly switch between languages during everyday interactions. But beyond its usefulness in communication, being bilingual could affect how the brain works and enhance certain abilities. Studies ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Music prompts strong emotional responses. But it turns out it's not just the sound, or even the lyrics, that control the emotions we experience.
Nov 19, 2020
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A new study suggests that the messages Black girls hear at home about being Black, and about being Black women in particular, can increase or decrease their risk of exhibiting the symptoms of depression. Positive messages—and ...
Sep 22, 2020
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Misleading bat soup videos, vastly inflated death tolls, quack remedies and vaccine conspiracies—a global deluge of misinformation is compounding public fears about China's new coronavirus and stoking racial stereotypes.
Jan 30, 2020
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Men who adhere to rigid, sexist stereotypes of how to be a man are more likely to use and tolerate violence against women.
Nov 7, 2019
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Mothers are often their own toughest critics, but new research shows they judge other mothers just as harshly.
Oct 9, 2019
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