Gabriela Czarnek from our Centre together with Paweł Strojny, Agnieszka Strojny, and Michael Richter have just published a paper in International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction! The goal of their study was to investigate the patterns of engagement among professional firefighters … Continued
Katarzyna Jasko from our Centre together with Karolina Dukala and Marta Szastok have just published a new article in the ‘Journal of Applied Social Psychology’! In three studies they showed that when female students focused on similarities between men and … Continued
This year, our team had the pleasure of organizing the much-anticipated Winter Seminar on Social Cognition and Intergroup Relations, held from February 22-24, 2019, in Poronin. The event brought together scholars from different academic institutions, creating an excellent platform for … Continued
Some great news to share! Our colleague Marcin Bukowski was awarded with the grant “Impact of lack of control experiences on intergroup relations: The role of coalition formation and recategorization processes” funded by the Polish National Centre for Science. The … Continued
Is it possible to decrease stereotyping tendency among older adults? New paper by Gabriela Czarnek, Małgorzata Kossowska, and Michael Richter aims at investigating this problem. Authors of the paper showed that stereotyping tendency of older people might be mitigated under … Continued
We are happy to inform you that an overview of the event ‘Rethinking Refugees – Knowledge and Action’ co-organised by our colleague Sindhuja Sankaran was lately published on https://www.easp.eu website. To learn more about this wonderful initiative please go to https://www.easp.eu/news/itm/-787.html. Highly … Continued
Who is a refugee/migrant/an asylum seeker? What journey did they endure? Why do we fear them? What are the current challenges of this situation? How can we help victims of war and persecution? How can we enable integration and come … Continued
This month Rex Wright, Professor of Psychology at the University of North Texas, is visiting our Centre. During his stay prof. Wright is conducting several workshops: on The Nature of Love (11-12.10), Motives to Help and Harm (15-16.10) and Fatigue and … Continued
If you’re interested in religious fundamentalism and its cognitive underpinnings we encourage you to read a post about studies on this topic conducted by members of our lab – Małgorzata Kossowska, Paulina Szwed, Gabriela Czarnek and colleagues. Enjoy!
How religious fundamentalism works on the level of basic, neural reactions? – researchers from our Centre together with collaborators shed some light on this complex problem. In the EEG study they found that among people intolerant to uncertainty (those with … Continued