Our Research
Many of the research projects in the Social Psychology Research Group focus on Intergroup Relations, defined as “the manner in which people in groups perceive, think about, feel about, and act toward people in other groups” (Hogg, 2006). Here are three specific areas of research that are commonly discussed in the research group:
(1) The assessment of intergroup attitudes: What different techniques can be used to measure individuals' attitudes toward different groups? What are the fundamental dimensions of intergroup beliefs?
(2) Contemporary forms of discrimination and the enforcement of civil rights laws: What are the implications of social psychological research for Title VII and other anti-discrimination laws?
(3) Reducing intergroup bias: Through what psychological processes can prejudice and discrimination towards those who belong to different groups be reduced?
(1) The assessment of intergroup attitudes: What different techniques can be used to measure individuals' attitudes toward different groups? What are the fundamental dimensions of intergroup beliefs?
(2) Contemporary forms of discrimination and the enforcement of civil rights laws: What are the implications of social psychological research for Title VII and other anti-discrimination laws?
(3) Reducing intergroup bias: Through what psychological processes can prejudice and discrimination towards those who belong to different groups be reduced?