Social psychologists espouse tolerance and diversity: Do they walk the walk?
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - 14:30
in Psychology & Sociology
Periodically, someone will make the observation that there is a lack of political diversity among psychological scientists; a discussion about what should be done inevitably ensues. The notion of a liberal bias is certainly worthy of concern, but we have few of the facts necessary to understand and address the issue. In a new article, researchers ask several questions in order to gain a clearer picture of the ideological diversity between and within social psychologists.