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Study: People think working moms are 'immoral'

September 1, 2016

Social scientists Ashley Thomas (cog sci), Barbara Sarnecka (cog sci) and Kyle Stanford (LPS) in Downtown Express, Sept. 1, 2016

UCI children left home alone (Video)

August 30, 2016

Social scientists Ashley Thomas (cog sci), Barbara Sarnecka (cog sci) and Kyle Stanford (LPS) explain on Good Day Philadelphia, Aug. 30, 2016

Why parents are afraid to leave their kids alone

August 29, 2016

Social scientists Ashley Thomas (cog sci), Barbara Sarnecka (cog sci) and Kyle Stanford (LPS) in Consumer Affairs, Aug. 29, 2016

UCI children home alone research

August 29, 2016

Social scientists Ashley Thomas (cog sci), Barbara Sarnecka (cog sci) and Kyle Stanford (LPS) explain, courtesy of News 12, Aug. 29, 2016

Sepsis a medical emergency, judging parents, Thai fractures (Audio)

August 29, 2016

Ashley Jo Thomas, cog sci grad student, on Top of Mind with Julie Rose, Aug. 29, 2016

No child left alone: Moral judgments about parents (Video)

August 29, 2016

UCI social scientists Ashley Thomas, Barbara Sarnecka and Kyle Stanford featured on Rising Up With Sonali, Aug. 29, 2016

The surprising way we judge who's a bad parent

August 26, 2016

Social scientists Ashley Thomas (cog sci), Barbara Sarnecka (cog sci) and Kyle Stanford (LPS) in New York Magazine, Aug. 26, 2016

Why are we so afraid to leave children alone?

August 25, 2016

UCI study finds moral judgments about parents affect perceptions of risk

Leaving a child at home alone isn't always unsafe - it's just socially unacceptable, study claims

August 25, 2016

Social scientists Ashley Thomas (cog sci), Barbara Sarnecka (cog sci) and Kyle Stanford (LPS) give insight in Daily Mail, Aug. 25, 2016

Our assessment of parents is more informed by moral judgment than actual risks

August 24, 2016

Social scientists Ashley Thomas (cog sci), Barbara Sarnecka (cog sci) and Kyle Stanford (LPS) explain in Slate, Aug. 24, 2016

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Study: People think working moms are 'immoral'

UCI children left home alone (Video)

Why parents are afraid to leave their kids alone

UCI children home alone research

Sepsis a medical emergency, judging parents, Thai fractures (Audio)

No child left alone: Moral judgments about parents (Video)

The surprising way we judge who's a bad parent

Why are we so afraid to leave children alone?

Leaving a child at home alone isn't always unsafe - it's just socially unacceptable, study claims

Our assessment of parents is more informed by moral judgment than actual risks

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