There is an open call for the position of Assistant professor (postdoctoral researcher) in a group of researchers at the Faculty of Philosophy of Jagiellonian University in the field of psychology in the Department of Social Psychology! The position is … Continued
In this research, we tested the hypothesis that ideology predicts the accuracy of factual beliefs. Specifically, we expected that right- (vs. left-) wing ideology would be associated with lower accuracy when assessing policy-relevant facts congenial to left– and right–wing beliefs. … Continued
Małgorzata Kossowska was awarded with a CHANSE grant in a call “Transformations: Social and Cultural Dynamics in the Digital Age”. Project title: “Moving From Networked To Patchworked Society: Motivational Unperpinnings and Societal Consequences” The main goal of the project is … Continued
A new paper in Psychological Science by Ewa Szumowska, Natalia Wójcik, Paulina Szwed, & Arie W. Kruglanski! People typically prefer feedback consistent with what they think of themselves and reject feedback inconsistent with their self-views (e.g., they disregard compliments they … Continued
Maryna Kołeczek, Katarzyna Jamróz-Dolińska, Mirjana Rupar, and Maciej Sekerdej from our lab just published a new paper in Personality and Individual Differences. They found differences in the way critical and uncritical patriots think. Critical patriotism is the willingness to criticize one’s … Continued
Prof. Małgorzata Kossowska, Paulina Szwed, dr Ewa Szumowska oraz dr Aneta Czernatowicz-Kukuczka z naszego Centrum a także prof. Jolanta Perek-Białas wraz z Ośrodkiem Badań nad Migracjami przygotowali list skierowany do badaczy i badaczek którzy zamierzają badać migrantów przymusowych. Apel znajduje … Continued
Małgorzata Kossowska from our lab together with Natalia Letki, Tomasz Zaleskiewicz, and Szymon Wichary published a book “Human Behaviour in Pandemics: Social and Psychological Determinants in a Global Health Crisis” in Routledge! “This timely interdisciplinary book brings together a wide … Continued
A new paper by Maciek Sekerdej and Roger Giner-Sorolla was just published in Social Psychology! Interpersonal research has shown that guilt motivates perpetrators to compensate victims at the expense of a third party, indicating that the emotion’s goal involves reparative … Continued
Open Science encompasses a range of behaviors that aim to improve the transparency of scientific research. This article (co-authored by Katarzyna Jasko from CSCS) provides a toolbox of recommendations and resources for those aspiring to promote open scientific practices. The … Continued
A new book on the psychology of extremism edited by Arie W. Kruglanski, Catalina Kopetz, and Ewa Szumowska published by Rourledge! In popular discourse, the term ‘extremism’ has come to mean largely ‘violent extremism’, but this is just one of … Continued