Biological essentialism correlates with (but doesn't cause?) intergroup bias
People with biological essentialist beliefs about social groups also tend to endorse biased
beliefs about individuals in those groups, including intensified emphasis on the group …
beliefs about individuals in those groups, including intensified emphasis on the group …
Children's essentialist beliefs about weight
R Peretz-Lange, K Carvalho… - Journal of Cognition and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Striking weight biases emerge early in development, yet cognitive-developmental research
has largely ignored weight as a social characteristic of interest. How do children conceive of …
has largely ignored weight as a social characteristic of interest. How do children conceive of …