We are very happy to share that Ewa Szumowska from our lab received a scholarship for outstanding young researchers from the Minister of Science and Higher Education. Congratulations! Check the details >>HERE<<
‘The Psychology of Tolerance in Times of Uncertainty’ by the members of our Lab is out for sale (in English). Highly recommended! You may check availability >>HERE<<
Two members of our Centre have been awarded NSC grants for their research! Paulina Szwed received a PRELUDIUM grant for the project titled ‘Effort processes in Cognitive Disonance reduction. Motivational Intensity Theory perspective’ and Katarzyna Jasko received OPUS for her … Continued
We are very proud to share that Katarzyna Jasko from our Centre received a grant from the National Science Centre in the Express call to found research on COVID-19! The project is titled “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on … Continued
We are very happy to share that Katarzyna Jasko from our lab received the GRIEG grant from the National Science Centre. The project titled ‘From apathy to violent extremism: Motivational foundations of political engagement’ will be run in cooperation with … Continued
People often seek new information and eagerly update their beliefs. Other times they avoid information or resist revising their beliefs. What explains those different reactions? Answers to this question often frame information processing as a competition between cognition and motivation. … Continued
Best Easter wishes to all our Friends and Collaborators! Stay healthy!
We recommend an article by David Webber, Arie Kruglanski, Erica Molinario and Katarzyna Jasko from our team, recently published by ‘Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences’. The article identifies important existential and epistemic needs that motivate individuals to become ideological extremists … Continued
A new book of Małgorzata Kossowska, Ewa Szumowska and Paulina Szwed from our lab: ‘The Psychology of Tolerance in Times of Uncertainty’ (‘Tolerancja w czasach niepewności’) has been translated to English and will be available soon. Check details on … Continued
How do political elections affect the way people feel and why does it matter? Does winning make people more peaceful and benevolent while a defeat leads to hostility and support for violence? Katarzyna Jasko, Joanna Grzymala-Moszczynska, Marta Maj, Marta Szastok, … Continued