Le dénigrement des capacités mentales des animaux de laboratoire : une stratégie motivée de désengagement moral
Le dénigrement des capacités mentales des animaux de laboratoire : une stratégie motivée de désengagement moral Dr. Kevin Vezirian (University of Western Australia) La perception des capacités d’esprit chez autrui est l’essence de la moralité et l’origine de nos jugements moraux à leurs égards (Gray et al., 2012), et ne pas infliger de la souffrance […]
Colorblindness and the motivation to improve intergroup relations: The role of an incongruent status quo
Colorblindness and the motivation to improve intergroup relations: The role of an incongruent status quo Dr. Jessica Gale (University of Lausanne) Social psychologists have long debated the implications of treating people as unique individuals for intergroup relations. The present research examines a normative explanation for mixed evidence on the topic by focusing on colorblindness as […]
Is increasing diversity inherently threatening? Depends on the policies.
Is increasing diversity inherently threatening? Depends on the policies. Dr. Judit Kende (Université libre de Bruxelles) Our social world is becoming increasingly diverse. Some studies demonstrate that the native ethnic majority population might respond to the increasing presence of immigrants by feeling threatened. threatening for the. Similarly, recent papers show that drawing the attention of […]
Fear of COVID-19: What is it and what does it predict?
Fear of COVID-19: What is it and what does it predict? Gaëtan Mertens (Tilburg University) Fear is an emotion triggered by the perception of danger and is a motivator for safety behaviors, including hygienic ones. Within the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there were ample danger cues (e.g., images of patients on ventilators) […]
Interventions to counter misinformation: individual- versus system-level approaches?
Interventions to counter misinformation: individual- versus system-level approaches? Jon Roozenbeek (Cambridge University) Since 2016, an abundance of studies has been published testing the efficacy of interventions to counter misinformation. The vast majority of these studies has focused on either reducing susceptibility to misinformation or positively influencing people’s behaviour (such as reducing the sharing of unwanted […]
« Notre grandeur n’est plus ce qu’elle était » : Perception de menace du statut du pays et volonté d’élire un dirigeant « fort » (5 Juillet 2022)
« Notre grandeur n’est plus ce qu’elle était » : Perception de menace du statut du pays et volonté d’élire un dirigeant « fort » Dr. Octavia Ionescu (Université Paris Nanterre, France) Abstract. Des travaux suggèrent que l’utilisation d’une rhétorique décliniste afin de justifier la nécessité d’un leadership fort et autoritaire serait courante chez certains […]
Measuring Intergroup Helping Behaviors in Favor of Refugees: The Construction of the Collective Giving and Collective Acting Scale (CGCAs)
Measuring Intergroup Helping Behaviors in Favor of Refugees: The Construction of the Collective Giving and Collective Acting Scale (CGCAs) Mado Hanioti (Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles) Abstract. The aim of this research was to develop an instrument to measure intergroup helping behaviors towards refugees. The final version of the instruments […]
La classe sociale comme contexte socioculturel incorporé dans la manière de traiter l’environnement (mardi 21 Juin)
La classe sociale comme contexte socioculturel incorporé dans la manière de traiter l’environnement Dr. Medhi Marot (chercheur postdoctoral à l’Université Clermont Auvergne, France) Abstract. Des travaux suggèrent que, par défaut, les individus de classe populaire ont davantage tendance à diriger leur attention envers des stimuli sociaux que ceux de classe favorisée (Dietze & Knowles, 2016). […]
