Dr. Yarrow Dunham

Biography

Yarrow Dunham is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at Yale University. He obtained his Ed.D. from Harvard University in 2007. His research lab focuses on intergroup social cognition, exploring how humans, being a highly social species, tend to divide themselves into social groups based on shared beliefs, origins, and traits. Dunham’s work examines how these group formations can influence perception and cognition, affecting how individuals view the world around them. He conducts experimental and cross-cultural methodologies to investigate the cognitive processes involved in the understanding of social groups, particularly how knowledge about these groups is acquired across various developmental stages from children to mature adults. His research is aimed at unraveling the origins of this pervasive psychological tendency and the role that cultural input plays in shaping the intergroup mind.

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