Do stereotypes about religious people undermine their performance in certain tests? Studies have found Christians tend to underperform non-Christians when it comes to tests of logical ability. There ...

Stereotype threat theory provides a novel mechanism through which ‎‎the performance of stigmatized groups can be ‎impaired. The ‎fundamental principle of stereotype threat theory is that groups of ...

Persistent, outdated, and harmful stereotypes about Asian women continue to permeate Western media and culture. The images ...

A new study published in The Journal of Social Psychology has found that White Americans tend to perform worse on tasks requiring rhythmic ability when reminded of the stereotype that they “have no ...

Many girls with ADHD aren't diagnosed until their late teens or adulthood. My recent research points to a possible ...

Source: This image is available from the United States Library of Congress's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID fsac.1a34951. Stereotypes have a bad reputation, and for good reasons.

This piece is from our series, Hair Story. We interview an array of women from different walks of life to discover what their hair means to them. From photographing non-binary people who challenge ...

Little man syndrome refers to the idea that shorter men are more likely to display overly aggressive or dominant behavior in order to overcompensate for their height. This term is based on a social ...