II. MEDIA COVERAGE
2013
- April – CBC Toronto, Metro Morning – Heroism
2012
- December – Psychology Today – When you screw up, affirm your self-worth [PDF]
- October – Asian News International – How self-discipline works [PDF]
- October – Science Codex – Self-affirmation makes us receptive to our mistakes [PDF]
- October – Psych Central News – Focus on good qualities [PDF]
- October – British Psychological Society - Self-affirmation lets people correct errors [PDF]
- September – Time Magazine – Improving willpower [PDF]
- September – Psych Central News – Is self-control a limited resource? [PDF]
- September – Big Think – Ego depletion, motivation, and attention [PDF]
- September – UTSC Commons – Breakthrough thinking: The zen of self-control [PDF]
- June – Futurity.org – Meditators more aware of “uh-oh” moments [PDF]
- April – Globe and Mail – Confessions of an email Addict [PDF]
- April – BBC News – How to Strengthen your Willpower [PDF]
2011
- October – Globe and Mail – If I Gain Weight, Will She Still Love Me? [PDF]
- September – Huffington Post – How Not to Cope with a Personal Insult [PDF]
- September – UTSC Commons – The Psychology of Prejudice [PDF]
- September – Toronto Star – The Marshmallow Test Holds Firm [PDF]
- July – National Affairs – Mimicry Reduces Racial Prejudice [PDF]
- July – Vancouver Sun - Self-Interest Touted to Combat Racism [PDF]
- July – Psychology Today – Why Trying Not to be Prejudiced Backfires [PDF]
- July – Ottawa Citizen - Telling People Not to be Racist Fails [PDF]
- July – Montreal Gazette - Anti-Prejudice Campaigns Increase Bias [PDF]
- July – London Daily Mail – Equal Rights Organizations can Encourage Bigotry [PDF]
- April – Edmonton Sun – Emotions drive decision-making, study finds [PDF]
- February – Bloomberg Business Week – People more likely to act morally than they imagine [PDF]
- February – US News & World Report – Are we more—or less—moral than we think? [PDF]
- February – National Post – Emotions play strong role in cheating, study finds [PDF]
- February – Toronto Sun – Emotions drive decision-making, study finds [PDF]
- January – Psychology Today – Underestimating how moral we are [PDF]
2010
- December- APA Monitor – A Reason to Believe [PDF]
- November – National Post – Liars, cheaters essentially lazy: Will do it if it’s easy, U of T research suggests [PDF]
- November – Toronto Sun – We’re prone to cheat — if it’s easy: Study [PDF]
- November – Montreal Gazette – Lying and cheating easier if you don’t have to make an effort: study [PDF]
- November – The Telegraph – Honesty is best policy – unless cheating is easy, research shows [PDF]
- November – US News and World Report – Why Do People Behave Badly? [PDF]
- September – Daily Telegraph (UK) – Muttering isn’t mad, it’s good for you
- September – Scottish Daily Express – Talking to yourself is good, say scientists
- September – Times of India – Inner voice helps us exercise self-control [PDF]
- September – Toronto Star – ‘Self-talk’ can help self-control, researchers find [PDF]
- September – Corriere della Sera – Parlate da soli? Non siete pazzi (forse) [PDF]
- September – Het Laatste Nieuws – Het nut van ‘tegen jezelf praten’ is ontdekt [PDF]
- September – London Daily Mail – Talking to yourself a sign of madness? No, it’s good for you [PDF]
- September – Glamour UK – Talk To Yourself
- August – Toronto Star – Stereotyping effects linger, studies find [PDF]
- August – The Independent (UK) – Unhealthy treatment makes for unhealthy habits [PDF]
- August – The Times of India – Stereotyping has negative impact on performance [PDF]
- August – Montreal Gazette – Victims of stereotyping prone to over-eating, making bad decisions: Research [PDF]
- August – LiveScience.com – Negative stereotypes stick with you [PDF]
- August – CTV.ca – Exposure to prejudice may cause aggression, overeating [PDF]
- August – CTV.ca – Thinking about God reduces distress, study finds [PDF]
- July – Vancouver Sun – Religion calms anxiety, says scientists [PDF]
- July – Vancouver Sun – God as drug: religious belief can take the sting out of living, say scientists [PDF]
- July – Canada.com – God as drug: Religion takes sting out of living [PDF]
- July – Montreal Gazette – Is religion the Xanax of the masses? [PDF]
- June – Huffington Post – Science and Faith: Does belief soothe the worried mind? [PDF]
- June – Huffington Post – Religious Conviction: Effects on the Human Brain [PDF]
- May – Edmonton Journal – Brain blanks out when viewing other races: study; But research shows lack of empathy response can change [PDF]
- April – Globe and Mail – Our brains react to race, study shows [PDF]
- April – Toronto Star – Study links brain function to feelings toward races [PDF]
- April – Montreal Gazette – Brain responds to racial difference: Study [PDF]
- April – Daily Mail – The roots of racism are in our brains, based on empathy [PDF]
- April – Vancouver Sun – Brain responds to racial difference: Study [PDF]
- April – The Canadian Press – Study shows our brain reacts differently to people of different race, ethnicity [PDF]
2009
- October – New York Times – How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect [PDF]
- March – New Scientist – Religious people less anxious, brain activity shows [PDF]
- March – Daily Telegraph – People with faith less likely to panic under pressure [PDF]
- March – Globe and Mail – This is your brain on religion [PDF]
- March – Toronto Star – Stressed out? Have a little faith [PDF]
- March – National Post – Religion may keep believers from losing their cool: study [PDF]
- March – Ottawa Citizen – Believers stay calmer than atheists in trying situations, study suggests [PDF]
- March – Montreal Gazette – Religious brains more calm in face of anxiety: study
- March – Atlantic Monthly - The Fundamentalist Psyche
2008
- November – New York Times - Bad News Can Be Better Than Nothing
- October – Radio Canada International – Faces and gestures
- June – Globe and Mail – He looks like a sexist? Well, maybe that’s what you expect [PDF]
- June – UTSC News – Prejudice: Fit for survival or ripe for extinction? [PDF]
- June – Canada AM - Expecting Prejudice
- March – Globe & Mail – Modern intolerance: Are bigoted hate acts on university campuses systemic, isolated, or reflective of the city at large? [PDF]
- March – Globe & Mail - Are you a racist?
- January – Toronto Star – Search for the root of prejudice [PDF]
2007
- November – APS Observer – Why It’s Impossible for Some to ‘Just Say No’ [PDF]
- November – CBC Radio One, All Things Considered – Limited self-control
- November – Torontoist - Self-control: Limited supplies only. Order yours today!
- November – UTSC News - Research shows too much self-control can overwhelm brain
- October – Calgary Herald - No self-control? Blame it on your brain
2006
- Summer – U of T Magazine - What Prejudice Does
- March – Toronto Sun – Racism hurts academic work: Study [PDF]
2005
- January – New Pittsburgh Courier
2004
- December – Waterloo Record - How stereotyping shapes a future
- November – APA Monitor – Threats within [PDF]
- February – Washington Square News – Study: Math stigma environmental [PDF]
- January – New York Times – In Fighting Stereotypes, Students Lift Test Scores [PDF]
- January – APA Monitor – College women underperform on tests when in the minority[PDF]
2003
- December – NYU Today – Applied Psycholgy Study Shows College Women Perform Lower on Math Tests When in the Minority [PDF]
2001
- June – Supreme Court of the US [PDF]
2000
- October – Chicago Tribune – Minus men, women test better in math [PDF]
- October – NPR Radio – Women and math
- October – The Christian Science Monitor – Study finds women test better in math without men [PDF]
- September – George Street Journal – Women, men and math
- September – The Brown Daily Herald – Study: Women score higher on math exams when men not present [PDF]
