Several disciplines have investigated the interconnected empathic abilities behind the
proverb “to walk a mile in someone else's shoes” to determine how the presence, and …

Despite global increases in diversity, social prejudices continue to fuel intergroup conflict,
disparities and discrimination. Moreover, as norms have become more egalitarian …

The prejudice habit-breaking intervention (Devine, Forscher, Austin, & Cox, 2012) and its
offshoots (eg, Carnes et al., 2015) have shown promise in effecting long-term change in key …

Importance The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is a validated tool used to measure implicit
biases, which are mental associations shaped by one's environment that influence …

Since the publication of our first text on social cognition, a lot has changed for us personally
(children come and gone, grandchildren have arrived, new jobs, new houses) and …

Early research on implicit attitudes and implicit biases emphasized the “direct-ness” of the
link between apparent triggers of those attitudes and behavior. For example, John Bargh …

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling
overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

Stereotypes and their associated category-based processes have traditionally been
considered largely within the context of the negativity of their content and consequences …

Diversity is a defining characteristic of modern society, yet there remains considerable
debate over the benefits that it brings. The authors argue that positive psychological and …