# Professor Adam Alter's joint research on stereotyping is featured

1 Faculty News July 25, 2017 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_033707.jpg?itok=9MLZHUYu)>

Excerpt from [PsychCentral](https://psychcentral.com/news/2017/07/25/really-smart-people-may-stereotype-others/123720.html) -- "New York University researchers discovered people with higher cognitive abilities are more likely to learn and apply social stereotypes. However, in a series of experiments, investigators discovered that those with elevated intelligence can also easily unlearn stereotypes when presented with new information."

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