Mahzarin R. Banaji
Harvard University
Mahzarin Rustum Banaji FBA is an American psychologist of Indian origin at Harvard University, known for her work popularizing the concept of implicit bias in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and other factors.
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Mahzarin Rustum Banaji FBA is an American psychologist of Indian origin at Harvard University, known for her work popularizing the concept of implicit bias in regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, and other factors.
Affiliation
Harvard University
Top Publications
- Implicit social cognition: Attitudes, self-esteem, and stereotypes. (1995) - 6,488 citations
- Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: I. An improved scoring algorithm. (2003) - 5,909 citations
- The role of stereotyping in system‐justification and the production of false consciousness (1994) - 3,331 citations
- Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: III. Meta-analysis of predictive validity. (2009) - 3,307 citations
- A Decade of System Justification Theory: Accumulated Evidence of Conscious and Unconscious Bolstering of the Status Quo (2004) - 2,916 citations
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- Full name
- Mahzarin R. Banaji
- ORCID
- 0000-0002-5941-7455
- OpenAlex ID
- https://openalex.org/A5015258558
Research interests
- Social and Intergroup Psychology, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Cultural Differences and Values, Child and Animal Learning Development
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Most-cited linked publications
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- Implicit social cognition: Attitudes, self-esteem, and stereotypes. ↗1995 · Psychological Review6,488OpenAlex citations
- Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: I. An improved scoring algorithm. ↗2003 · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology5,909OpenAlex citations
- The role of stereotyping in system‐justification and the production of false consciousness ↗1994 · British Journal of Social Psychology3,331OpenAlex citations
- Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: III. Meta-analysis of predictive validity. ↗2009 · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology3,307OpenAlex citations
- 2,916OpenAlex citations
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- Implicit social cognition: Attitudes, self-esteem, and stereotypes. ↗1995 · Psychological Review
- Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: I. An improved scoring algorithm. ↗2003 · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
- The role of stereotyping in system‐justification and the production of false consciousness ↗1994 · British Journal of Social Psychology
- Understanding and using the Implicit Association Test: III. Meta-analysis of predictive validity. ↗2009 · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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