Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have found that, while often experiencing more discrimination than other sexual orientation minority groups, people who identify as bisexual are rarely considered to have been victims of such discrimination when compared to a ‘competitor’ of a perceived higher social status. The research team, led by Elizabeth Quinn-Jensen, a fourth-year PhD
Social hierarchies exist across cultures and people use distinct cues such as prestige and wealth to determine where other people fit in society. However, information these cues is not always available and is inferred by other information such as the person’s race or gender. New research published in the Journal of Experimental Child Psychology found that children use race and posture cues to infer who is “in charge” between two adults. .
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May 23, 2021 at 10:25 pm by Sean Crommelin
By the age of two, the brain of a child is almost three-quarters the size of an adultâs. However, within this brain exists notable distinctions between the growing and grown mind.Â
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While research has shown that humans have remarkably malleable, or neuroplastic, brains compared to other animals â even into adulthood â early childhood is when the human brain is most malleable, and these formative years of neuronal growth set the stage for the future in big ways.Â
Early childhood provides a foundation for future health, behavior and learning. Stress, trauma, speaking, play and reading all have outsized, lifelong impacts when they occur in early childhood.Â