Neuroscience
Stereotypes prejudice our musical tastes
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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News tagged with stereotypes
Psychology & Psychiatry
Calling Miss Congeniality—do attractive people have attractive traits and values?
We've all been warned not to "judge a book by its cover," but inevitably we do it anyway. It's difficult to resist the temptation of assuming that a person's outward appearance reflects something meaningful about his or her ...
Oct 15, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How we create false memories: Assessing memory performance in older adults
A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, published online October 26 addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older ...
Nov 4, 2011
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Neuroscience
Unlearning implicit social biases during sleep
Can we learn to rid ourselves of our implicit biases regarding race and gender? A new Northwestern University study indicates that sleep may hold an important key to success in such efforts.
May 28, 2015
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Ophthalmology
Make glasses cool with new emojis, urges UK schoolgirl
British schoolgirl Lowri Moore is just 13 but has achieved a lot in her short life, championing children who like her wear glasses.
Nov 3, 2022
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Health
Removing the stigma surrounding the sex lives of the over 60s will help improve sexual health
The stigma surrounding the sex lives of older adults is being tackled with a pioneering website which aims to improve sexual health in the over 60s.
Feb 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
What neuroscience can tell us about the Google diversity memo
Everybody seems to have an opinion about Google's recent sacking of its malware software engineer James Damore for circulating a memo arguing that women and men are suitable for different roles because they are intrinsically ...
Aug 15, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Do girls really experience more math anxiety?
Girls report more math anxiety on general survey measures but are not actually more anxious during math classes and exams, according to new research forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological ...
Aug 27, 2013
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Medical research
Role identifier badges can assist patients, reduce perceptions of bias in health care settings
Patients see a wide variety of medical professionals during a hospital stay, and it can be challenging for them to remember the titles and roles of everyone involved in their care. Many hospitals use name tags and other visual ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research sheds light on the dangers of positive stereotypes
(Medical Xpress)—We all know about the dangers of negative stereotyping. But what about positive stereotyping? Is it really bad to assume that women are more in touch with their emotions or that immigrants work harder than ...
Feb 1, 2013
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