Data from more than 4 million tests completed between 2004 and 2016 show that Americans' explicit and implicit attitudes toward certain social groups are becoming less biased over time. Data from more ...

One of the ongoing themes in my blog is impulsivity. Expending willpower can make us more impulsive, and affirming our core values, being in a good mood, or consuming glucose can reduce that effect.

The implicit association test (IAT) is increasingly used to detect automatic attitudes. Yet a fundamental question remains about this measure: How well can it predict individual judgments? Though ...

Although minority groups still face discrimination – in employment, education, medicine, and law enforcement, for example – U.S. society has seen extraordinary strides toward equal opportunity, ...

In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, many gays and lesbians celebrated. A new study suggests another reason for the community to cheer: ...

Comparing 20 instances of celebrity fat-shaming with women's implicit attitudes about weight before and after the event, psychologists found that instances of celebrity fat-shaming were associated ...