Part of forming your own identity is defining yourself by the traits that make you unique. To do this, you categorize others as belonging to your group – based on characteristics that matter to you, ...

Two group-based tendencies—our psychological need to sort ourselves and others into groups—are of particular concern: in-group/out-group bias and acrophily (love of extremes). Humans are ...

Alex's main research interests are focused in studying positive and negative empathy, outgroup bias, and developing effective intervention strategies for reducing negative health outcomes. He is ...