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Prime and Prejudice: Why We Are All a Little Bit Racist

By Paul Verhaeghen, Ph.D. on October 14, 2011 in Mind: The Gap

Everyone, or so the song goes, is a little bit racist. But it may not be entirely your fault, according to research in the latest edition of the British Journal of Social Psychology. In looking for the culprit as to why people tend to display tinges of racism, sexism or ageism, even towards members of their own group, we found that our culture may be partially to blame. Read More

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Paul Verhaeghen, Ph.D.

Paul Verhaeghen, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at Georgia Institute of Technology.

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