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On May 7th 2015, citizens in the United Kingdom will vote for a new (or old) government. In the run-up to the General Election, one party in particular polarizes the public: UKIP.  The UK Independence Party, led by Nigel Farage, is an anti-European party.  UKIP argues that the UK should leave the European Union as [...]

L’apparence physique est le premier élément que l’on remarque chez une personne. Elle permet de se forger rapidement une opinion, un jugement ou une impression à partir du style vestimentaire, de la mine, de la posture générale, de la couleur de peau ou encore de la manière de se tenir d’un individu. Il est dès lors possible [...]

Certains fléaux sont chiffrés, d'autres guère. Les violences conjugales figurent dans la première catégorie et les statistiques les concernant sont d'autant plus glaçantes qu'elles sous-estiment très probablement l'ampleur du phénomène. Ces violences touchent principalement les femmes  (+/- 9% dans le monde). Même s'il n'épargne nullement nos contrées, ce phénomène est particulièrement marqué dans les pays [...]

  Let's start with a small (but arguably, life-changing) quizz: Which one of the descriptions below applies best to you? (1) You prefer spending time on your own rather than with others (2) You’re often ready to explore new things or ideas (3) People often say you’re easy to get along with (4) You absolutely [...]

“We are our memories” it is often said. Remembering is something each of us does on a daily basis in several ways and for several reasons. We can “remember” things we have to do on a particular day. Or we can remember past events that either involve us or not. Today we will tackle cases [...]

Lundi svelte, mardi gras, mercredi mince, jeudi bouffi, vendredi maigre, samedi arrondi et dimanche dodu. When you hear someone talk about “Mardi Gras” what are the first things that come to mind? Most people would probably imagine scenes of Mardi Gras celebrations with plastic beads, parades, loud music, and crowded parties. However, Mardi Gras is [...]

We are usually happy and proud of ourselves when we have positive feedback from our boss. Still, we tend to feel ashamed when we fall on the street and people are looking or we usually feel guilty when we misbehave towards a friend. These are all common emotions that we can feel whenever we succeed [...]

More than 60 years ago, Gordon W. Allport published his renowned book “The Nature of Prejudice“ (1954)  in which he discussed why individuals hold negative opinions about, for instance, African Americans or Catholics and how contact between social groups (i.e., intergroup contact) may reduce such prejudices.  The latter proposition—also known as the contact hypothesis—inspired an ever-growing literature [...]