Our understanding of the causes of challenging behavior often do not flow from science. They flow from bias. We assume that kids who behave in challenging ways do so on purpose, in order to get or ...

Prejudice and discrimination touch every corner of society, shaping the daily lives of marginalized groups worldwide. Whether it’s racial bias, cultural divides, or gender inequalities, these issues ...

In an international study of attitudes from 2009-2019, U. of I. psychology professor Benedek Kurdi and his colleagues found substantial reductions in self-reported bias against all categories of ...

The Black Lives Matter protests that spread across the US in 2020 caused a rapid drop in racial bias, but by the end of the year, it had risen again, according to new research. While the protests ...

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 ...

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New research from the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) and Rutgers University reveals that some diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training methods may cause psychological harm. The ...

Societal stigma against autistic people may influence how much effort individuals put into ‘prosocial’ or charitable behaviours, according to a new study. In a new study published in Research in ...