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Katherine D. Kinzler is a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, known for her research on language and social cognition.
Known for: How You Say It: Why We Judge Others by the Way They Talk—and the Costs of This Hidden Bias
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How You Say It: Why We Judge Others by the Way They Talk—and the Costs of This Hidden Bias
In this insightful work, psychologist Katherine D. Kinzler explores how the way we speak shapes social perception, identity, and bias. Drawing on research in psychology and linguistics, she reveals how accents and speech patterns influence judgments about intelligence, trustworthiness, and belonging, uncovering the hidden social costs of linguistic prejudice.
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Language as a Social Marker
Language is far more than a system for transmitting information; it is a social code, a badge of identity, a constant announcement of who belongs to whom. This idea runs through my research like a thread. From the moment children begin to speak and listen, they are not simply absorbing sounds — they...
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Early Development of Linguistic Bias
One of the most revealing insights from developmental psychology is that babies are astonishingly quick to notice who sounds like them and who doesn’t. In experiments, when infants hear two speakers — one speaking their native language and one speaking a foreign tongue — they will reliably prefer th...
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About Katherine D. Kinzler
Katherine D. Kinzler is a professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, known for her research on language and social cognition. Her work examines how speech and accent affect social relationships and perceptions from early childhood through adulthood.
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