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Mischaracterizing social psychology to support the laudable goal of increasing its political diversity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 September 2015

Alice H. Eagly
Alice H. Eagly*
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Department of Psychology, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208. eagly@northwestern.edu http://www.psychology.northwestern.edu/people/faculty/core/profiles/alice-eagly.html
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Abstract

Duarte et al.'s arguments for increasing political diversity in social psychology are based on mischaracterizations of social psychology as fundamentally flawed in understanding stereotype accuracy and the effects of attitudes on information processing. I correct their misunderstandings while agreeing with their view that political diversity, along with other forms of diversity, stands to benefit social psychology.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 38 , 2015 , e141
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2015 

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