A blog about human brains and behavior for students of psychology.
If I tell you that a person is a specialist, does that person have to be male? The answer, of course, is no. “Specialist” is not a word with any gender connotation. Yet it turns out that many people associate
Even for young children, behaving in ways that don’t conform to traditional gender roles can result in a “backlash” of judgment from others. That’s the conclusion of a study published this month by researchers at Skidmore College. In the study,
Being overweight can make Asian Americans less likely to experience racial prejudice, according to new research. The study, titled Unexpected Gains: Being Overweight Buffers Asian Americans From Prejudice Against Foreigners was published this month by researchers from Stanford University, University
