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Why are there fewer women in the sciences? Maybe stereotype threat can explain…
Stereotype threat is the experience of anxiety or concern when someone believes they are in a position to confirm a stereotype about their social group. For example, girls who are primed with information that women tend to do worse on math tests right before they take a math exam, will do worse on the test …
Can Botox impair your ability to empathize with others?
Consider the photograph on the left. Can you tell how this man is feeling? According to a recent study by Drs. David Neal and Tanya Chartrand, if you’ve recently undergone Botox treatment, you may be impaired in your ability to do so. Download article as PDF
How Does Early Life Stress Affect Health Across the Lifespan? — Professor Shelley Taylor, UCLA
How does early life stress affect health across the lifespan? This question has intrigued our research team for many years. People who experience early life stress, in the form of poverty, exposure to violence, noise, and other stressors, or who experience a harsh early family environment in the form of conflict-ridden, cold non-nurturant parenting, or …
How little does it take to make someone racist?
Suppose I told you today that, from now on, you would be identified in your work place or school as being on the Blue Team. Then I listed a group of peers you didn’t know well as also being on your team. Another group would be the Red Team. A few weeks go by, during …
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