Psychology Program Presents

Tackling Prejudice at Its Cognitive-Developmental Roots

Before most children know how to tie their shoes, they already hold robust prejudices based on race, gender, weight, and more. How do these prejudices first form? This talk argues that early prejudices reflect not only what children observe in their social world, but how children intuitively explain what they observe. Peretz-Lange argues that by understanding the cognitive-developmental origins of prejudice, we can inch toward disrupting prejudice at its roots.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 4:00 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Preston Theater

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