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Psychology News Roundup: ICYMI October 4, 2019

See what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology in this week's ICYMI roundup.

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Psychology News Roundup: ICYMI September 20, 2019

We're back, and publishing every other week here on Character and Context. This week's digital edition is extra full, since it's capturing two editions in one. See what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology in this week's ICYMI roundup.

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Psychology News Roundup: ICYMI July 26, 2019

From foul language to fake news inoculations, there's a lot of intriguing research out there. See what you may have missed in the world of personality and social psychology in this week's In Case You Missed It (ICYMI).

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Psychology News Roundup: ICYMI April 19, 2019

From willpower to a new flurry of posts on our blog, check out what you might have missed this week. Recently in the news, written a post, or have selections you'd like us to consider? Email us, use the hashtag #SPSPblog, or tweet us directly @spspnews.

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Psychology News Roundup: ICYMI April 12, 2019

This week's roundup includes pieces on pay gaps, gratefulness, and why couples seem to look alike. Read on for the latest in social and personality psychology news and research. Recently in the news, written a post, or have selections you'd like us to consider? Email us, use the hashtag #SPSPblog, or tweet us directly @spspnews.

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Creating Diverse Schools and Workplaces Requires Inclusion, Not Just Numbers

Atlanta, GA - New research shows when it comes to successfully engaging and including minorities in the workforce and schools, organizations need to focus on inclusion. Several social psychology researchers will share details of their results at the SPSP Annual Convention on March 2^nd.

“Institutions tend to overemphasize numerical diversity to the exclusion of inclusion” says Erika Hall (Emory University), one of the presenters and co-chair of the symposium.

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After 50 years of explaining conservatism as flaw, new study suggests it's cultural

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Social psychologists are overwhelmingly liberal. Most people would probably say that if 90% of a field are liberal, that would be pretty skewed, but a recent survey suggests the real number is 12 liberals to 1 conservative.

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Gender Neutral Restrooms Make Women, Minorities, Feel Safer, More Included, Rutgers Study Finds

Action taken to make one group feel safer can make other groups feel safer

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The Best Hedge Fund Managers Are Not Psychopaths or Narcissists, According to New Study

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Does biology explain why men outnumber women in tech?

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It’s no secret that Silicon Valley employs many more men than women in tech jobs. What’s much harder to agree on is why.

The recent anti-diversity memo by a now former Google engineer has pushed this topic into the spotlight. The writer argued there are ways to explain the gender gap in tech that don’t rely on bias and discrimination – specifically, biological sex differences. Setting aside how this assertion would affect questions about how to move toward greater equity in tech fields, how well does his wrap-up represent what researchers know about the science of sex and gender?

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