Humans have a deep-seated tendency to categorize others into “us” and “them,” a process that occurs within fractions of a second. The study demonstrated that feedback monitored in the presence of an ...

Bias and regulation are decoupled in agent systems. The intergroup bias appears to be intrinsic and difficult to eliminate.

Humans tend to form groups, which often find themselves in conflict with rival groups. But why do people show such a ready tendency to harm people in opposing groups? A new study led by researchers at ...

It's a well-known principle in social psychology that people define themselves in terms of social groupings and are quick to denigrate others who don't fit into those groups. Others who share our ...

Social psychologists have known for decades that working cooperatively with members of different social groups can reduce prejudice and intergroup conflict. In the classic Robbers Cave study, two ...

A quirk in how the brain processes faces makes it harder to tell members of a racial outgroup apart, according to new research. A quirk in how the brain processes faces makes it harder to tell members ...

Ed Yong, who among other things is an oxytocin-news watchdog of late, highlights yet another study showing that oxytocin, sometimes typecast as the "love hormone," carries a dark side. In case, the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (June 16, 2022) — Humans tend to form groups, which often find themselves in conflict with rival groups. But why do people show such a ready tendency to harm people in opposing groups? A ...