Where Do Impostor Feelings Come From? Sep 3, 2021 BY Melis Muradoglu and Andrei Cimpian Women and early-career academics feel professionally inadequate—like “impostors”—in environments that center brilliance. Character & Context Blog
Are Stereotypes Accurate? A Viewpoint from the Cognitive Science of Concepts Feb 10, 2016 BY Lin Bian and Andrei Cimpian Character & Context Blog
Women are Underrepresented in Fields that Idolize Brilliance and Genius Mar 24, 2015 BY Andrei Cimpian & Sarah-Jean Leslie Character & Context Blog
The Role of Ability Beliefs in Academic Gender Gaps May 21, 2014 BY Andrei Cimpian Recent findings link sociocultural influences on people’s assessment of inequality above to the presence of gender gaps. Character & Context Blog
“Work-Life Balance” and “Empathizing” Do Not Explain Women’s Career Choices Oct 23, 2017 Character & Context Blog
The Inherence Heuristic in Explanation May Be at the Root of Several Social Psychological Phenomena Oct 13, 2014 BY Erika Salomon People are likely to ignore extrinsic forces simply because they are exposed to them less frequently than inherent features. Character & Context Blog
How Do Children Make Sense of the Differences They See Among Students at School? Dec 24, 2020 BY Sébastien Goudeau How children explain the differences they see in their classmates have important implications for their motivation and academic performance, as well as for educational inequalities. Character & Context Blog
What Children’s Explanations of Inequality Reveal about the Belief that Society is Fair Jul 30, 2015 BY Larisa Hussak Character & Context Blog
Top Character & Context Posts in 2018 Dec 17, 2018 A recap of our most visited blog posts in 2018. Character & Context Blog
Beliefs About Innate Talent May Dissuade Students from STEM Aug 17, 2015 BY David Miller Believing “math isn’t for everyone” may steer kids away from tackling the challenge. Character & Context Blog
Most Popular Posts of 2016 Dec 26, 2016 As 2016 comes to an end, the editors take a look back at the most-read posts of the year. Character & Context Blog