Social Psychology Research Group at the University of Oslo deals with the central questions: Why do people love each other? Why do groups fight against each other? How do emotions arise? How do feelings affect decisions and relations? Why do people act irrationally? How do we influence each other? How can we communicate climate science findings even if they are uncertain? How are relations communicated nonverbally, and what does that tell us about the connection of body and mind? What can psychology tell us about the experiencing art and religion?
About the group
Members of the group are among the leading scientists within their fields. They collaborate in innovative research projects and teach in BA, MA, Professional course, and PhD training. The group organizes a weekly colloquium with talks from the group and invited speakers.
Presentations by guests in 2017:
- Adam Galinsky (Columbia Business School). DISCriminability: A model for understanding the conceptual distinctions between statistically correlated and theoretically connected variables
- Daniel Lakens (TU Eindhoven). Simulating data in R to improve statistical inferences
The research group combines researchers at all stages, from Bachelor students to Emeritus Professor.
Members of the group are actively engaged in applying their findings, for example in marketing and design, health behavior, risk communication, project planning, and mathematics education.
The group invites people working in organizations and students to present project ideas to us.
Cooperation
Mahzarin Banaji, Harvard University
Susan Carey, Harvard University
Kitty Dymont, The University of South Africa
Alan Fiske, Social Psychology and Anthropology, UCLA
Steffen Giessner, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Arnold Ho, University of Michigan
Hans Ijzerman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Nour Kteily, Northwestern University
Siri Leknes, Intervention Centre, Oslo University Hospital
Carlos Navarette, Michigan State University
Ravit Nussinson, The Open University of Israel
Milan Obaidi, Harvard University
Karthik Panchanathan, University of Missouri
Michael Bang Petersen, Aarhus University
Susanne Quadflieg, University of Bristol
Jim Sidanius, Harvard University
Sven Waldzus, Social Psychology, ISCTE-IUL, Lisboa
Lei Zhu, Fudan University, Shanghai
Lene Aroe, Aarhus University
Academic programmes and courses
Resources
Laboratory with 7 computers for individual experimentation and psychophysiology lab for EMG and EEG.