Fifth graders and high school students who read the Harry Potter books and identified with Harry Potter held more accepting views towards marginalized groups. Journal of Applied Social Psychology Education Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 7
Many White medical students and residents hold false beliefs about biological differences between Black and White people. These biases are linked to underestimating and under-treating pain felt by Black patients, likely contributing to racial disparities in healthcare. Psychological and Cognitive Sciences Education Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 67
In a series of mock court trials involving a Black defendant, racially diverse juries made fewer inaccurate statements and deliberated more than all-White juries. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 60
Engaging people in a community-based setting and in empathetic conversation focused on safety improved safe firearms storage and the understanding that most firearm fatalities are suicides. BMJ Injury Prevention Education Health Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 72
People with disagreeable personalities (selfish, combative, and manipulative) do not have an advantage in attaining power within their organization. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences CNN Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 691
Fact-checking a false 140-character claim by stating it is false can help reduce misinformation. Using evidence to refute the claim is even more effective. British Journal of Psychology Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 785
Personal stories about climate change affecting people and ecosystems can shift climate change beliefs and risk perceptions. Communication Reports Grist Environment Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 797
Most people's first memories are from around the age of 3. Memories earlier than this are more likely to be fictional. Psychological Science EurekAlert! CBC News Parenting Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 1320
Graders who used happy face emoticons in feedback on undergraduate student essays were perceived as warmer (more friendly, approachable, pleasant, or understanding). Computers & Education Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 1179
Children who felt more connected to nature were more likely to perform sustainable behaviors such as reducing waste, helping someone in need, and treating all people equally, which in turn increased happiness. Frontiers in Psychology Psychology Today CNN Environment Happiness Persuasion Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Permalink Comments Comments Useful 954