Oct 31, 2019 · For many people, discrimination is an everyday reality. Discrimination is the unfair or prejudicial treatment of people and groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, age, or …

This is the second edition of APA’s Inclusive Language Guide (PDF, 900KB). By updating its 2021 edition, the American Psychological Association (APA) continues to work to dismantle the destructive …

Mar 9, 2016 · Gwendolyn Keita, PhD, executive director of APA’s Public Interest Directorate discusses how and why to put discrimination on the conversation agenda. According to psychological research, …

Discriminatory legislation, policies, and practices can significantly negatively impact LGBTQ+ people and the microsystems, organizations, localities, and macrosystems in which they operate.

Bystander intervention is not the same as “The Bystander Effect”. Bystander intervention involves a bystander becoming an upstander in discriminatory/emergency situations. The “Bystander Effect” …

The difference between bystander intervention and the “Bystander Effect” Bystander intervention is not the same as “The Bystander Effect.” Bystander intervention involves a bystander becoming an …

Oct 29, 2021 · The purpose of this resolution is to identify psychology’s role in helping to expose, understand, and ultimately dismantle racism operating across all levels in each of the following …

This document will expire as APA policy in 10 years (2032). Correspondence regarding the Guidelines for Assessment and Intervention with Persons with Disabilities should be addressed to the American …

WHEREAS psychologists have documented the degree to which aging does (or does not) affect human behavior and performance, ageism’s effects on age stereotypes, health status, treatment and …

Dec 14, 2021 · These biases save time and mental energy—we can think quickly and easily—but we risk drawing false conclusions about people and acting in discriminatory ways. Slower, more careful …