News tagged with bias
Kids show cultural gender bias
(PhysOrg.com) -- Talk about gender confusion! A recent study by University of Alberta researchers Elena Nicoladis and Cassandra Foursha-Stevenson in the Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology into whether speaki ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 09, 2012 |
1.5 / 5 (2) |
2
Gender wage gap shrunk faster than previously thought
The gap in wages between men and women has decreased sharply over the past 30 years, and a new University of Georgia study reveals that decline was even greater than previously recognized.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 06, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
Seeing really is believing
(Medical Xpress) -- Want to know why sports fans get so worked up when they think the referee has wrongly called their team's pass forward, their player offside, or their serve as a fault?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 01, 2012 |
4 / 5 (5) |
2
|
Using contrasting colors to reduce serving sizes and lose weight
Choosing the right size and color of your bowls and plates could help you eat less, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Jan 17, 2012 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Study reveals gender bias of prospective parents
A Queen's University study has found that when people think about having children, men want boys and women want girls.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 19, 2011 |
1 / 5 (1) |
3
Early research on cellphone conversations likely overestimated crash risk: study
A Wayne State University study published in the January 2012 issue of the journal Epidemiology points out that two influential early studies of cellphone use and crash risk may have overestimated the relative risk of con ...
Dec 14, 2011 |
not rated yet |
1
From teddy bears to iPhones, we overestimate what others will pay for goods
Compared to what they would pay themselves, most consumers overestimate what others are willing to pay for products, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. And that holds true for a large range of ite ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 13, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Alcohol can lead to unsafe sex: It's official
A new study has found that alcohol consumption directly impacts a person's intention to have unsafe sex. In other words, the more you drink, the stronger becomes your intention to engage in unsafe sex.
Dec 12, 2011 |
not rated yet |
8
A vaccination against social prejudice
Evolutionary psychologists suspect that prejudice is rooted in survival: Our distant ancestors had to avoid outsiders who might have carried disease. Research still shows that when people feel vulnerable to illness, they ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 29, 2011 |
3 / 5 (3) |
1
|
Is there a hidden bias against creativity?
CEOs, teachers, and leaders claim they want creative ideas to solve problems. But creative ideas are rejected all the time. A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 18, 2011 |
4.9 / 5 (9) |
12
|
Trying to make sense of the world: Why do consumers misunderstand causes and effects?
Consumers often attempt to match causes to consequences to make sense of events that unfold in their lives or in the world, but this strategy leads to erroneous conclusions, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2011 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
Caution advised when considering patient and colleague feedback on doctors
Official assessments of a doctor's professionalism should be considered carefully before being accepted due to the tendency for some doctors to receive lower scores than others, and the tendency of some groups of patient ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Hypothetically tweaking: Research shows questions can influence behavior, promote bias
Hypothetically speaking, if someone told you that a hypothetical question could influence your judgments or behaviour, would you believe them?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 06, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
3
|
Wikipedia blocks access to protest Italian media law
Online encylopedia Wikipedia has blocked access to its Italian version to protest a draft law to make websites amend content on even a single complaint of prejudice without independent verification.
Oct 05, 2011 |
5 / 5 (4) |
4
Professional judgment and decisions are never free from bias, study finds
Lead author of the research, Professor Colin Ferguson from the Faculty of Business and Economics said the need for professional independence has always been recognized, but there has been little research on the factors that ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 22, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
