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Psychology News Round-Up: ICYMI June 23, 2017

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Showcasing Immigrant Excellence

By Joel E. Martinez, Lauren A. Feldman, and Mina Cikara

A social-media campaign to counter negative stereotypes shows enormous promise—but it’s still a work in progress

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Learning a New Language as a Refugee: A Bitter Pill? Or Easy as Pie?

A group of refugees at Language training session with instructor

When people migrate to a new nation where they must learn a new language, many factors influence their linguistic success.

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Research Shows Biases Against Immigrants with Non-anglicized Names

Using variations of the “trolley-dilemma” where people choose who to save or not save others in a hypothetical situation, social psychologists show that for certain groups, under certain conditions in a hypothetical scenario, having an anglicized name means you’re more likely to be saved than if you kept your original Asian or Arab name.

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Support for Refugees Increases When Refugees Participate in Integration Programs

Illustration of multiracial men and women holding hands

The executive branch has a fair amount of power to open or close U.S. borders, as the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed in its recent decision to uphold President Donald Trump’s travel ban.

But ultimately, as in most democracies, a country’s leadership needs at least some support from citizens for its decisions. What influences how people feel and think about refugees, and how willing they are to help?

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