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UCSB study finds perceived discrimination against bisexual people linked to relative social status

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 ....

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Children more likely to see a White person as being "in charge" compared to a Black person

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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Campus Point: New and Exciting Research at UCSB

A look at the pitfalls of E-scootering, the maritime consequences of population growth, and the social cues children use to process the society they develop in. ....

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Study shows 'saliva sharing' shapes babies' view of close relationships

A young child's exposure to family members’ spit plays a crucial role in how we make sense of the world around us, a new study shows. ....

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Unlearning the "In-group Versus Out-group" Instinct


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 adult’s. However, within this brain exists notable distinctions between the growing and grown mind. 
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While research has shown that humans have remarkably malleable, or neuroplastic, brains compared to other animals — even into adulthood — 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. 
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.  ....

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