How Social Milieu Fosters the Impostor Phenomenon
Impostor feelings—that we are perpetually on the verge of being unmasked as not worthy—have traditionally been viewed as an individual affliction. New research locates it in a social milieu.
Andrei Cimpian
Andrei Cimpian is an associate professor at New York University’s Department of Psychology. He studies social-cognitive development with a focus on the mental representations that underlie children's explanations for what they observe around them, motivation in school, and concepts of natural kinds and social groups, including stereotypes.
“Work-Life Balance” and “Empathizing” Do Not Explain Women’s Career Choices
A viral letter by former Google employee James Damore renewed the conversation about diversity in Silicon Valley.