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New publication involving members of our center. Klein, O., Van der Linden, N., Pantazi, M., & Kissine, M. (2015). Behind the screen conspirators: Paranoid social cognition in an online age. In M. Bilewicz, A. Cichocka, & W. Soral (Eds.), The Psychology of Conspiracy. London: Psychology Press/Taylor and Francis. full preprint version here: http://difusion.ulb.ac.be/…/ULB-DIPOT:oai:d…/185790/Holdings

New publication by members of our center. Fully open access! “Tasteful Brands: Products of Brands Perceived to be Warm and Competent Taste Subjectively Better” by Boyka Bratanova, Nicolas Kervyn, & Olivier Klein Abstract Using survey and experimental data, the present research examines the effect of brand perception on experienced taste. The content of brand perception […]

The Exonerating Effect of Sexual Objectification: Sexual Objectification Decreases Rapist Blame in a Stranger Rape Context Philippe Bernard, Steve Loughnan, Cynthie Marchal, Audrey Godart, Olivier Klein ABSTRACT A blossoming body of research documents the effect of sexual objectification on social perception, but little is known about the consequences of sexual objectification. This paper examines how […]

  From Sex Objects to Human Beings Masking Sexual Body Parts and Humanization as Moderators to Women’s Objectification Philippe Bernard Sarah J. Gervais Jill Allen Alice Delmée Olivier Klein   ABSTRACT : Recent studies have shown that sexualized female bodies are objectified at a cognitive level. Research using the body-inversion recognition task, a robust indicator […]

When collective memories of victimhood fade: Generational evolution of intergroup attitudes and political aspirations in Belgium - European Journal of Social Psychology Laurent Licata Professeur Full-time Academic Olivier Klein Professeur ordinaire Co-director of the CeSCuP Full-time Academic Pierre Bouchat Scientific collaborator