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Victoria L. Brescoll
Researcher at Yale University
Publications - 50
Citations - 6746
Victoria L. Brescoll is an academic researcher from Yale University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Anger & Diversity (politics). The author has an hindex of 28, co-authored 50 publications receiving 5682 citations.
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Science faculty’s subtle gender biases favor male students
TL;DR: In a randomized double-blind study, science faculty from research-intensive universities rated the application materials of a student as significantly more competent and hireable than the (identical) female applicant, and preexisting subtle bias against women played a moderating role.
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Calorie Labeling And Food Choices: A First Look At The Effects On Low-Income People In New York City
TL;DR: It was found that 27.7 percent who saw calorie labeling in New York said the information influenced their choices, however, it did not detect a change in calories purchased after the introduction of calorie labeling.
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Can an Angry Woman Get Ahead? Status Conferral, Gender, and Expression of Emotion in the Workplace
TL;DR: Providing an external attribution for the target person's anger eliminated the gender bias and theoretical implications and practical applications are discussed.
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Obesity Metaphors: How Beliefs about the Causes of Obesity Affect Support for Public Policy
TL;DR: A unique role of metaphor-based beliefs, as distinct from conventional political attitudes, is identified in explaining support for obesity policies, which are independent and powerful predictors of support for public policies to curb obesity.
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The Price of Power: Power Seeking and Backlash Against Female Politicians
TL;DR: The presence of moral-emotional reactions suggests that backlash arises from the violation of communal prescriptions rather than normative deviations more generally, which illuminate one potential source of gender bias in politics.