Implicit bias is a term that’s being used with increasing frequency, and you may nod your head when you hear it but not fully understand it. So, what is implicit bias, exactly? Psychologists define it ...

New research may provide insight as to why, despite progress over the last few decades, women remain underrepresented in math-heavy majors and professions. In an article published in the January issue ...

Men are more likely than are women to be seen as "brilliant," finds a new study measuring global perceptions linked to gender. The work concludes that these stereotyped views are an instance of ...

A study shows that recruitment of women is affected when members of a scientific evaluation committee deny that gender discrimination is a problem. (Courtesy: iStock/skynesher) Members of scientific ...

Be aware of biases, and use strategies to change them What can be done about negative stereotypes that portray older adults as out-of-touch, useless, feeble, incompetent, pitiful and irrelevant? From ...

Research in psychology reveals that we not only hold implicit stereotypes about individuals and groups, we also have stereotypical views about the way bias and discrimination typically emerge. We ...

Implicit bias is an unconscious assumption or stereotype that influences our perception of others. Even though you don't realize it, this can lead you to favor or disfavor a certain person, or group ...

Dr. Tamika Cross was on her way to Minneapolis when a patient onboard had a medical emergency. Dr. Cross had quickly rushed to the patient when the flight attendant called for a doctor, only to be ...

Frantz, C.M., A.J.C. Cuddy, M. Burnett, H. Ray, and A. Hart. "A Threat in the Computer: The Race Implicit Association Test As a Stereotype Threat Experience ...

This post was authored in collaboration with Chiara Terzo, a research fellow at the Italian Institute of Technology (Center for Translational Neurophysiology of Speech and Communication). Despite ...

Men are more likely than are women to be seen as "brilliant," finds a new study measuring global perceptions linked to gender. The work concludes that these stereotyped views are an instance of ...