Projects
perceptual bias in sustainable consumption Ghent University
Consumers fall prey to perceptual bias, leading to a discrepancy between perceived and actual sustainability of consumption choices. This project defines and tests (moderators of) the polarization effect, the polarity effects, and the negative footprint illusion.
Attentional bias and addiction: experimental research using the "Attentional Blink" paradigm Ghent University
Attention biases seem to play a role in addictive behaviour. Our goal is to examine these attentional biases using the Attentional Blink pradigm. We will focus on psychometric properties of the paradigm, the predictive value the task has for the clinical practice, and different components of attention that van be examined with this task.
Does attentoinal bias have a causal impact on addictive behavior Ghent University
A core problem with all forms of addiction is the lack of conscious control over behavior and feelings. In cognitive psychology, such problematic behavior is most often attriuted to automatic processes and cognitions. The stay of Dr. Matt Field fits within the research on the causal role of attentional bias in addiction.
From Bias to Balance: Examining media representations, public attitudes, and campaigns in battling discrimination KU Leuven
Societies are not inclusive by default. Fighting inequality is seen as one of society’s greatest grand challenges (UN Development Programme, Strategic Plan 2022-2025). COMMunity starts from the premise that effective policymaking can only be developed when reliable monitoring indicators provide a thorough insight in social reality. Moreover, the objectives of anti-discrimination policies need to be understood. COMMunity will provide a ...
Improving the Interpretability, Bias, and Fairness of Process-Driven Decision Models KU Leuven
Terwijl de interpreteerbaarheid ,vooroordeel en rechtvaardigheid al uitgebreid bestudeerd is in de ruime zin van machine learning, blijft het nog steeds onbekend terrein hoe deze inzichten toegepast kunnen worden op proces mining toepassingen. Voornamelijk literatuur over deze vooroordelen en rechtvaardigheid bestaat bijna niet. Daarom is het in het kader van de voorspellende proces monitoring en de besluitvorming in processen dat dit project ...
An empirical investigation into the middle-and higher-income bias in social spending and welfare state redistribution across 20 countries, 1985-2013 KU Leuven
An empirical investigation into the middle-and higher-income bias in social spending and welfare state redistribution across 20 countries, 1985-2013 KU Leuven
Welfare states that are effective in reducing poverty have high levels of social spending. Yet, changes in social spending cannot explain changes in poverty outcomes. Inequalities increased almost everywhere and so did levels of social spending, but in many countries social spending became less effective in keeping poverty at bay. So, then, why did social spending became less pro-poor in some countries but not in others? The central ...
The gut and bias benefits - the investigation on urolithin metabotypes. Producer strains isolation and multiomic-based description of ellagitannin biotransformation (UroAPROD). University of Antwerp
Examining high-stakes language tests for migrants: effectiveness, validity and bias Ghent University
Over the past decade it has become standard practice in European countries to use language tests as part of migration and integration policy. The fact that the empirical evidence supporting the use of language tests as a proxy for integration, is rather thin has not stopped these policies from gaining traction worldwide. This research project holds that policy against the light in terms of validity, effectiveness and fairness. In doing so, we ...