Dr Katherine Puddifoot's Outputs (5)

Disclosure of Mental Health: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives (2019)
Journal Article
Puddifoot, K. (2019). Disclosure of Mental Health: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives. Philosophy, Psychiatry and Psychology, 26(4), 333-348. https://doi.org/10.1353/ppp.2019.0048

Should people with mental health conditions ‘come out proud’, disclosing information about their condition(s)? Recent research highlights how disclosing this information can promote empowerment and decrease self-stigma. However, many people with ment... Read More about Disclosure of Mental Health: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives.

Implicit Bias and Prejudice (2019)
Book Chapter
Holroyd, J., & Puddifoot, K. (2019). Implicit Bias and Prejudice. In M. G. Fricker, J. H. Peter, & N. David Pedersen (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315717937

Empirical research has substantiated the finding that very many of us harbour implicit biases: fast, automatic, and difficult to control processes that encode stereotypes and evaluative content, and influence how we think and behave. The influence of... Read More about Implicit Bias and Prejudice.

Philosophy, Bias and Stigma (2019)
Book Chapter
Bortolotti, L., & Puddifoot, K. (2019). Philosophy, Bias and Stigma. In P. D. Bubbio, & J. Malpass (Eds.), Why Philosophy?. De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110650990-007

In this chapter we discuss the impact of philosophical research on our understanding of the world. Considering two examples from our areas of research, we argue that empirically informed philosophy can help us both reduce and control the effects of i... Read More about Philosophy, Bias and Stigma.

Human Memory and the Limits of Technology in Education (2019)
Journal Article
Puddifoot, K., & O'Donnell, C. (2019). Human Memory and the Limits of Technology in Education. Educational Theory, 68(6), 643-655. https://doi.org/10.1111/edth.12345

Stereotyping Patients (2019)
Journal Article
Puddifoot, K. (2019). Stereotyping Patients. Journal of Social Philosophy, 50(1), 69-90. https://doi.org/10.1111/josp.12269

There is a burgeoning psychological literature indicating that health professionals are influenced in their clinical judgment and decision making by implicit biases. Implicit biases are automatic and unintentional associations that are made between m... Read More about Stereotyping Patients.