Thoughts of Faith and God Decrease Tolerance for Ambiguity
New research finds exposure to Christian ideas—or even standing in the shadow of a cathedral—nudges people in the direction of black-and-white thinking.
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The Mental Roots of Racial Prejudice
Italian researchers find social conservatives tend to attribute more negative qualities to members of a minority group.
Study Confirms Unconscious Linking of Blacks with Apes
Is a white person more likely to spot a gorilla if he or she been thinking about black people? New research on the pervasiveness of unconscious prejudice suggests the answer is yes.
I’d Like the Same Plan Better If It Was Bill Clinton’s
Trying to take the pulse of how much race matters, a study looking at prejudice and the president finds a persistent residue of racism in how health care reform is viewed.
The Backlash of Secondary Anti-Semitism
In a German study, the notion of ongoing Holocaust-related suffering among Jews apparently increased feelings of anti-Semitism.
Two to Tango: Media Overlooks Secular Influence
Analysis: In the second part of an examination of "A Prejudice for the Thinking Classes," two professors argue that liberal-leaning outlets harp on religious conservatives' ties to GOP.
Tracking the Anti-Christian Fundamentalist Phenomenon
In the first of two parts, two political science professors examine how otherwise sophisticated observers find it OK to disparage Christian fundamentalists, a prejudice, the writers assert, of the thinking classes.