A paper on the link between need for cognitive closure (NFCC) and endorsment of conspiracy theories, published in the ‘European Journal of Social Psychology’ and written by Marta Marchlewska (University of Warsaw), Aleksandra Cichocka (University of Kent, UK) and Małgorzata … Continued
Online news outlet “Science & Scholarship in Poland” writes about the studies on conspiracy beliefs that Marta Marchlewska (University of Warsaw) and Aleksandra Cichocka (University of Kent) conducted together with Małgorzata Kossowska from our Centre. Take a moment to get … Continued
Małgorzata Kossowska in an interview for the Polish Press Agency (PAP) explained how people of dogmatic religiosity behave when facing uncerianty. Relying on the recent EEG study conducted with collaborators (Paulina Szwed, Eligiusz Wronka, Gabriela Czarnek, and Mirosław Wyczesany), she … Continued
Why do we choose scapegoats – what is so special about them, what mechanism lies behind that process and can we replace it with something else? Marcin Bukowski from our Centre talked to Szymon Łucyk from Tygodnik Powszechny (weekly magazine) … Continued
What is a mechanism of dogmatism, which forms does it take, what are the consequences and… why bother? Małgorzata Kossowska, the Head of our Centre, explains this complex phenomena in an interview for the BBC World Service. Listen to the … Continued
Apart from publishing research in academic journals it is important to share the knowledge with a broader audience. Gabriela Czarnek from our team published a guest blog post for Veebit on the relationship between Uncertainty Avoidance and political beliefs. You … Continued
We’re pleased to share that we are present on the biggest social platform! From now on, CSCS has its own site on Facebook – run in both English and Polish language version. You can read the latest updates – … Continued
Katarzyna Jaśko from our Centre, Daniel Bar – Tal, Arie W. Kruglanski and Philip G. Zimbardo are the psychologists that Gazeta Wyborcza cites in the context of current political situation in Poland. How conflicts are shaped (especially by uncertainty) and how … 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
Sindhuja Sankaran talked to “Gazeta Wyborcza”, polish newspaper, on latest racist incidents in Kraków. The reason for the article was the attack on Navjot Sawhney, british citizen with Indian roots. The full version of the article is available >>HERE<< (in … Continued