Events

Locals’ support for asylum seekers’ integration and rights: Exploring a normative model of support for Syrians in Turkey

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Locals’ support for asylum seekers’ integration and rights: Exploring a normative model of support for Syrians in Turkey Dr. Yasin Duman (post-doctoral researcher at the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology at KU Leuven) and Dr. Canan Coşkan (she/they) who is an independent researcher with a scientific affiliation to the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research on […]

At 12 h 45 min

Development and Validation of the Components of Emotion Understanding Test for a Multicultural Context

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Development and Validation of the Components of Emotion Understanding Test for a Multicultural Context Eva Sekwena (Ph.D. student at Ghent University and lecturer at the School of Industrial Psychology and Human Resources Management at Northwest University, Potchefstroom campus: South Africa) At the background of debates in emotional intelligence literature about the nature of the emotional […]

At 12 h 45 min

Embracing structural change: Identifying drivers of public support for transformative climate policies

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Embracing structural change: Identifying drivers of public support for transformative climate policies Dr Christoph Klebl (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia) Climate change cannot be successfully mitigated solely through individual-level actions. Structural change is urgently needed. It is therefore important to identify factors that influence the degree to which people are […]

At 12 h 45 min

The Dynamics of Collective Action Participation: Insights from two longitudinal panel studies in Chile

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The Dynamics of Collective Action Participation: Insights from two longitudinal panel studies in Chile Prof. Roberto González (Professor of Social Psychology, School of Psychology, P. Universidad Católica de Chile) This talk analyzes participation in collective action as a dynamic phenomenon that emerges and unfolds due to several socio-psychosocial factors. It brings together three studies that […]

At 12 h 45 min

Perceived Threats and Defensive Identities: A Psycho-Political investigation into Britishness in 2020

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Perceived Threats and Defensive Identities: A Psycho-Political investigation into Britishness in 2020 Dr Tabitha Baker (Bournemouth University, Lecturer in Politics, UK) In 2020, three political, social, and cultural significant events occurred within months of each other: Britain’s official exit from the European Union, the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the uprising of the Black […]

At 12 h 45 min

Rethinking the problem of misinformation

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Rethinking the problem of misinformation Dr. Sacha Altay (Postdoctoral researcher, University of Zurich) People across the world are concerned about misinformation and conspiracy theories, scientists are developing interventions to fight it, and policy makers are pouring money into the field. Most of the misinformation hype is based on the idea that people are gullible, consume […]

At 12 h 45 min

More careful ≠ less carless: The comparative nature of counterfactual thoughts alters judgments of their impact

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More careful ≠ less carless: The comparative nature of counterfactual thoughts alters judgments of their impact Karl-Andrew Woltin (Professeur, Université Catholique de Louvain) A more-less asymmetry has been demonstrated in responses to claims about differences: People evaluate more positively, consider more likely true, and agree more with claims making more-than rather than less-than comparisons, presumably […]

At 12 h 45 min

Croire ou ne pas croire en la méritocratie scolaire : du confort individuel au désengagement collectif

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Croire ou ne pas croire en la méritocratie scolaire : du confort individuel au désengagement collectif Céline Darnon (Professeure de psychologie sociale, Université Clermont Auvergne) Ce séminaire aura lieu en présentiel à l’adresse suivante : ULB Solbosch, local UB2.139 (Bâtiment U, porte B, local 139 au réz-de-chausse, plan ici: https://www.ulb.be/fr/solbosch/plan-du-campus).

At 11 h 30 min

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