Mixed Race Studies

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For instance, Sarah Gaither at Duke, a frequent collaborator of Dr. Pauker’s, has discovered that, when reminded of their multiracial heritage, mixed-race individuals score higher on tests that measure creativity.

2019-07-28

But Dr. [Kristin] Pauker belongs to a small group of psychologists, many of them mixed themselves, who have begun to explore the advantages of being multiracial. For instance, Sarah Gaither at Duke, a frequent collaborator of Dr. Pauker’s, has discovered that, when reminded of their multiracial heritage, mixed-race individuals score higher on tests that measure…
Black + White = Not White: A minority bias in categorizations of Black-White multiracials

2018-06-15

Together, these findings are the first to document the minority bias as a guiding principle in multiracial categorization.
What Biracial People Know

2017-03-05

After the nation’s first black president, we now have a white president with the whitest and malest cabinet since Ronald Reagan’s. His administration immediately made it a priority to deport undocumented immigrants and to deny people from certain Muslim-majority nations entry into the United States, decisions that caused tremendous blowback.
Where We Live Affects Our Bias Against Mixed-Race Individuals, Psychology Study Finds

2016-03-31

Whites living in areas where they are less exposed to those of other races have a harder time categorizing mixed-race individuals than do Whites with greater interracial exposure, a condition that is associated with greater prejudice against mixed-race individuals, a new experimental study shows.
A Perceptual Pathway to Bias: Interracial Exposure Reduces Abrupt Shifts in Real-Time Race Perception That Predict Mixed-Race Bias

2016-03-15

In two national samples, we examined the influence of interracial exposure in one’s local environment on the dynamic process underlying race perception and its evaluative consequences.
Exposure to Racial Ambiguity Influences Lay Theories of Race

2015-04-06

Exposure to Racial Ambiguity Influences Lay Theories of Race Social Psychological and Personality Science Volume 6, Number 4 (May 2015) pages 382-390 DOI: 10.1177/1948550614562844 Diana T. Sanchez, Associate Professor of Psychology Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Danielle M. Young Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Kristin Pauker, Assistant Professor of Psychology University…
Symposium S-H09: Understanding the Dynamics of Beliefs in Genetic and Racial Essences

2015-02-26

Symposium S-H09: Understanding the Dynamics of Beliefs in Genetic and Racial Essences The Society for Personality and Social Psychology 16th Annual Convention Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center Long Beach, California 2015-02-26 through 2015-02-28 Saturday, 2015-02-28, 15:30-16:45 PST (Local Time) Room 202ABC Chair: Franki Kung University of Waterloo Co-Chair: Melody Chao Hong Kong University of…
Call for Biracial/Racial Ambiguity Person Perception Data

2014-01-17

Call for Biracial/Racial Ambiguity Person Perception Data The Stigma, Health, and Close Relationships Lab Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 2014-01-15 The The Stigma, Health, and Close Relationships Lab is currently conducting a systematic review of research on person construal and evaluation of biracial/mixed-race and/or racially ambiguous targets. We would like to include unpublished,…
Biracial and monoracial infant own-race face perception: an eye tracking study

2012-09-11

Biracial and monoracial infant own-race face perception: an eye tracking study Developmental Science Published online: 2012-09-07 DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01170.x Sarah E. Gaither Department of Psychology Tufts University Kristin Pauker, Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Hawaii Scott P. Johnson, Professor of Psychology University of California, Los Angeles We know that early experience plays a crucial role…
Continuous dynamics in the real-time perception of race

2009-12-13

Continuous dynamics in the real-time perception of race Journal of Experimental Social Psychology Volume 46, Issue 1 (January 2010) pages 179–185 DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.10.002 Jonathan B. Freemam, Assistant Professor of Psychological & Brain Sciences Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire Kristin Pauker, Assistant Professor of Psychology University of Hawaii Evan P. Apfelbaum Kellog School of Management Northwestern Univeristy Nalini…

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