Racial essentialism reduces creative thinking, makes people more closed-minded

Monday, January 7, 2013 - 14:00 in Psychology & Sociology

New research suggests that racial stereotypes and creativity have more in common than we might think. In an new article, researchers find that racial stereotyping and creative stagnation share a common mechanism: Categorical thinking.

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