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Can we unlearn implicit biases? With Mahzarin Banaji, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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The Best Stimuli in Psychology Are Men's Names

In an experiment, a professor found that men's names were more likely to be famous than women's. The study was based on memory and not the gender of the person being named. When asked if he or she had used this tactic in choosing someone for fame, no one said yes. This raises questions about how we treat those who are harmed by their own name.

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