People are known to implicitly create connections between different things or ideas in their mind, some of which can influence how they perceive others, themselves and the world at large. These ...

Outcome bias is the tendency to judge a decision by how it turned out rather than by whether it was a good decision when it ...

Researchers at the University of Vermont have uncovered a powerful new insight about how language works—one that overturns a cornerstone assumption in psychology, linguistics, and artificial ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Maryland’s state-mandated anti-bias training guidance for teachers and school board members is drawing criticism for ...

Whether people are mulling over the pros and cons of a purchase or assessing their interactions with new people, they may ...

Racial bias can seem like an intractable problem. Psychologists and other social scientists have had difficulty finding effective ways to counter it – even among people who say they support a fairer, ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- This week is National News Literacy Week, an annual event sponsored by the News Literacy Project that helps people better understand what information they consume is credible – ...

Identical essays get different feedback in Stanford study and that can have consequences on what students learn.

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. I got an email the other day from an engineer who wants to build a new website to weed out bias in journalism. His idea made me ...