What is the reason for growing support for the extreme right-wing parties in many countries of the world? Where does the distrust in democracy and international integration come from? Traditional explanations referring to the socio-economic factors, religiosity, or private beliefs … Continued
14th Winter Seminar on Social Cognition and Intergroup Relations organized by our Centre is sadly over. This year it took place in Poronin, and as usually was an opportunity to listen to great talks and take part in inspiring discussions. … Continued
The 13th Winter Seminar took place January 27 – 29th in Szczyrk. During 3 days of meeting we discussed more than 20 presentations on very broad scope of topics (from bilingualism and control deprivation to stereotyping), all connected to social … Continued
Let us invite you once again for the Small Group Meeting on Cognitive Consistency which will take place May 20 – 22nd. There is still an opportunity to register as an active participant as the abstract submission deadline has been … Continued
We are pleased to announce that two new invited speakers confirmed their participation in the event. Rex Wright (University of North Texas) and Bill Swann (University of Texas at Austin) will join us in Krakow and give talks on their … Continued
We are pleased to share that Cindy Harmon-Jones accepted our invitation to join the Small Group Meeting on Cognitive Consistency! Cindy Harmon-Jones is a researcher working in the field of emotions, motivations, and cognitive dissonance at University of New South Wales … Continued
We are please to inform that our group will be organizing Small Group Meeting in Krakow between 20-22nd May 2016. The topic is “Cognitive Consistency” – topic with a long tradition in Social Psychology. The goal of this small group meeting is … Continued
Our colleague Joanna Grzymała – Moszczyńska together with prof. Halina Grzymała – Moszczyńska, Joanna Durlik and Paulina Szydłowska from the Institute of Psychology UJ gave an interview for Gazeta Wyborcza (Duży Format, December 10th). They discussed the situation of people (especially … Continued
About the Meeting Exerting control over the environment has been recognized within various domains of psychology (basic, personality, social, developmental etc.) as a fundamental type of motivation. The cognitive, emotional and motivational effects of control deprivation had been extensively studied … Continued
As previous years, a 3-day seminar took place between the 7th and 9th of March 2015. This year we returned to the winter capital of Poland, Zakopane and the seminar turned out to be a great platform to exchange research … Continued