Events

May
17

Department Seminar – Geeske Scholz

Free

An introduction to agent-based modeling of human interactions using the example of social learning in group discussions   Agent-based models offer the possibility to formalize theories on human decision making and behavior, and to test the consequences of formalized hypotheses in simulations. In such simulations, the consequences of different assumptions can be tested with high […]

At 12 h 30 min
50 Avenue Antoine Depage - 1050 Brussels (Room DC8.322 - 8th floor, Building D, Campus Solbosch of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Université Libre de Bruxelles)
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May
10

Department Seminar – Claudia Toma

Free

My accent is leaking out: Illusion of transparency in intergroup relations Everyday interaction requires that people anticipate how others see them. Those appraisals tend to be egocentrically biased, because people are focused on their own internal states and overestimate how salient they are to others. This phenomenon, called illusion of transparency, can drastically impair the […]

At 12 h 30 min
50 Avenue Antoine Depage - 1050 Brussels (Room DC8.322 - 8th floor, Building D, Campus Solbosch of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Université Libre de Bruxelles)
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Apr
26

Department Seminar – Jolanda Van der Noll

Free

Differentiated perspectives on attitudes towards Muslims and Islam    In this presentation I will focus on two streams of research, in which we try to obtain a differentiated perspective on attitudes towards Muslims and Islam. The first line of studies deals with the liberal opposition towards Muslims and Islam. Focusing on attitudes towards the Muslim […]

At 12 h 30 min
50 Avenue Antoine Depage - 1050 Brussels (Room DC8.322 - 8th floor, Building D, Campus Solbosch of the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences - Université Libre de Bruxelles)
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Apr
05

Department Seminar – Betty Chang

Free

How can we prime people to eat healthily?   People often feel that they should eat healthily, but they don’t always follow through on this thought. In this talk I discuss a couple of ways that we can encourage people to eat healthily. This involves: a) exposing them to obese or thin models, and b) […]

At 12 h 30 min
Room DC8.322 (8th floor, Building D, Campus Solbosch - Avenue A. Depage, 50, 1050 Brussels)
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Mar
08

Department Seminar – Pia Lamberty

Free

Fight the power? How conspiracy mentality affects people’s judgments   ABSTRACT: Not only nowadays, conspiracy theories are widespread in (Western) societies. People believe that the lunar landing was a hoax and was staged in a movie set. Or they think that AIDS was created by the CIA and deliberately spread by the WHO via polio inoculations […]

At 12 h 30 min
Room DC8.322 (8th floor, Building D, Campus Solbosch - Avenue A. Depage, 50, 1050 Brussels)
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Mar
01

Department Seminar – Almudena Claassen

Free

Poverty & Obesity: How poverty and hunger influence food choices ABSTRACT: Although levels of overweight and obesity are increasing throughout the entire world, they tend to be higher among individuals from low socioeconomic status (SES) and those experiencing food insecurity. Previous research has shown that cues that indicate poverty make people eat more calories. The present research examines what […]

At 12 h 30 min
Room DC8.322 (8th floor, Building D, Campus Solbosch - Avenue A. Depage, 50, 1050 Brussels)
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Feb
09

Department Seminar – Peter Hegarty

Free

“Do you need a vagina for medical reasons?”   How health professionals draw the line between ‘medically necessary’ and ‘cosmetic’ interventions in response to atypical sexed embodiment   Medical interventions on the bodies of people who have atypically sexed bodies – that have been called both ‘intersex’ and ‘disorders of sex development’ have been controversial […]

At 12 h 30 min
Room DC8.322 (8th floor, Building D, Campus Solbosch - Avenue A. Depage, 50, 1050 Brussels)
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Feb
24

PSYFOOD Seminar – Olga Pollatos

Free

On the role of interoceptive processes for emotions and health-related behavior   Interoception is understood as the sensing and representation of signals concerning the internal state of the body. Within psychology, there has been a resurgence of interest in interoception, driven by increasing realization of the extent to which mental processes are embodied. Individual differences […]

At 10 h 30 min
Room SOC 43 - Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL; Place du Cardinal Mercier, 10, Louvain-la-Neuve)
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