How do we deal with conflicting information in times of Internet? Why people believe in fake news? What’s the role of scientists in shaping knowledge nowadays? – watch an interview with Małgorzata Kossowska, the head of our lab, for Copernicus … Continued
Why do people take part in protests? Where does motivation to engage in social and political movements come from? Katarzyna Jaśko from our Centre will give answer to these and other questions. The video is first from the series of … Continued
‘Both rightists and leftists are prejudiced — but toward different groups’ – what does it mean? Eric B. Dolan on the PsyPost website asks this question discussing the new paper by Gabriela Czarnek, Paulina Szwed, and Małgorzata Kossowska from out … Continued
Our colleague Ewa Szumowska talks about her research on the relationship between the need for cognitive closure and multitasking in Science Trends. You can read the article >>HERE<< Highly recommended!
We are happy to open the Science First series – an initiative to promote psychological knowledge and its application by ‘All in UJ’. Join us to discuss about tolerance with the authors of newly publish book on the subject, our … Continued
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
What is the position of women in science, especially in Poland? What are their perspectives? Are we, Poles, open and tolerant enough? What holdes some of us back? Where does terrorism come from? Małgorzata Kossowska from our Centre answers those … Continued
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