Articles tagged with Experimental Psychology
Research reveals that showing pictures of admired individuals from marginalized groups can significantly decrease unconscious prejudice. Exposure to images of admired blacks reduced levels of unconscious prejudice by one-third, while exposure to images of admired elderly people lowered ageism by a similar amount.
Research found that men and women have distinct reactions to stressors, including disagreements and skill challenges. Husbands tend to respond more strongly to perceived threats to their status and power, while wives are more reactive to interpersonal conflicts and quality of interaction.
A new study found that strengthening parenting skills can prevent aggressive behavior problems in children at risk. The study involved 426 families participating in parent-training programs that taught positive discipline strategies and effective parenting skills.
A new tool, the Implicit Association Test, measures unconscious components of prejudice, revealing automatic preferences and biases. The test has been used to demonstrate prejudice towards various racial, ethnic, and gender groups, highlighting the need for self-awareness and understanding.
Researchers found that young rats learned to distinguish lactating females from others through repeated trials, but did not yet recognize their mother. This study sheds light on the complex process of mammalian recognition and attachment.
Research reveals that positive feedback from law enforcement can distort eyewitness memories, making them more confident and accurate. The study suggests that this distortion can lead to innocent convictions, highlighting the need for supervised lineups and confidence assessments.
A new study finds that when remembering words, the brain activates the left side, while unfamiliar faces are processed by the right. However, both sides become active for objects with names.
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new test to assess rapid decision-making skills under heavy information load. The test, called the Abstract Decision Making task, was found to be predictive of performance in jobs such as emergency dispatching and air traffic control.
Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University found that direct instruction using the Control of Variables Strategy is effective in teaching young children about science. Children can distinguish between knowing an answer and having to guess with minimal training, making it a crucial process skill for scientific experimentation.
Selective hypothesis testing, considering only one possible outcome, contributes to overestimation of probability and increased gambling decisions. Training in abstract reasoning skills may counteract this influence.
Despite financial gains by some African Americans, racism may be getting worse in the US due to individual and institutional barriers. Expert James M. Jones recommends six steps to reduce prejudice, including joint cooperation, intergroup contact, and a greater appreciation of individual differences.
Cornell University psychologist Romi Nijhawan's experiment shows that the brain can decompose yellow into its constituent red and green based on motion of the stimulus. Human retinas cannot sense motion on their own, but the brain uses a process called motion extrapolation to correct for this delay.
According to psychologist Saul M. Kassin, modern interrogation techniques can elicit false confessions, compromising the justice system. Laboratory experiments demonstrate that innocent people can adopt false beliefs and confabulate details under suggestion.