Tag Archive for: Anthropology

Political affiliation can predict how people will react to false information about threats

The study, which will be published in the journal Psychological…

Anthropologist brings European refugee crisis to the classroom

Students in two global studies classes at UCLA this quarter will…

Archaeologists and geographers team to predict locations of ancient Buddhist sites

In a study published this week in Current Science, archaeologist Monica…

Are they friends or not? Just a second of laughter can reveal relationship status, UCLA study finds

Hearing other people laugh together, even for just one second,…

Anthropology alumna’s gift makes research travel a reality for the department’s graduate students

A UCLA alumna who has spent much of her life galloping around…

A ‘black’-sounding name makes people imagine a larger, more dangerous person, UCLA study shows

In a study exploring racial bias and how people use their mind’s-eye…