Projects
Continental convergence in the social trilemma? An empirical investigation into the balance of employment, adequate income provision, and fiscal restraint across the 50 United States and enlarged European Union University of Antwerp
Nobody gets it. Investigating posterior probability reasoning in the Monty Hall dilemma KU Leuven
Although probabilities are central both to statistical education and to dealing with uncertain events in real-world situations, a good understanding of the concept of probability itself is not straightforward. Understanding probabilities may become even more difficult when conditional information has to be taken into account. The aims of the present dissertation are to further investigate how people reason about posterior ...
The role of social presence on moral decision-making : realistic settings for the understanding of utilitarian and deontological preferences Ghent University
In our modern societies, moral situations often refer to saving, hurting, condemning, or sparing peers. The direction of our moral preferences (e.g. utilitarian, deontological) is inherently shaped by social norms and social context. However, current experimental research on moral cognition suffers from two main limitations. First, while a wealth of research has examined individual’s moral preferences in single settings, no research to our ...
The inner side of social isolation Odisee vzw
The neural basis of social cognition in health and neuropsychological disorders KU Leuven
Facial expressions are important for nonverbal communication and can display personal emotions and indicate an individual’s intention within a social situation. The expression of emotion is known to enhance retention of facial identity. Relative little is known about the underlying neuropsychology and the link between emotional and social memory, an interaction known to be of pivotal importance for an individual’s social interactions. The ...
Gossip as social glue: an investigation into the potential mediating role of oxytocin. University of Antwerp
Identity negotiation of upwardly mobile migrants – combining interactional sociolinguistic and social psychological analysis to advance our understanding of self-group affiliation and distancing KU Leuven
While both interactional sociolinguistics (S) and social psychology (P) study identity negotiation and address research topics with societal relevance (e.g. discrimination against migrants), there is little cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. Also, even though they draw on very diverse research methods (S: qualitative analyses of authentic interactions and research interviews; P: quantitative survey research and experimental ...
Deconstructing sociality: from insect societies to sustainable collective action in human society KU Leuven
Social behaviour is ubiquitous in nature, and lies at the heart of the so-called major transitions in evolution, which resulted in the progressive evolution of eukaryotic cells, multicellular organisms and animal societies. The absolute pinnacle of sociality is reached in some insect societies, where colonies can behave in such a highly integrated and coordinated fashion that they are often referred to as superorganisms. At the same time, ...
Beyond utilitarianism and deontology: the role of fairness on the moral judgment of harm. Ghent University
The currently dominant model for moral cognition states that moral judgments of harm is driven by two processes: a fast, automatic process that leads to deontological judgment (i.e. do not harm), and a slower, deliberative process that leads to utilitarian judgment (i.e. harm is appropriate if it leads to better overall outcomes). Although the model has yielded important insights, we argue that its scope is too narrow and additional ...