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Eleven Research Groups study a broad array of topics in Social Cognition.


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The Social Cognition Center Cologne (SoCCCo) provides a dynamic research environment for the psychological study of human social behavior with an emphasis on underlying social cognitive processes. Eleven research groups study a broad array of topics in social cognition, ranging from the dynamics of self-control to the ubiquity of social comparison and the intricacies of processing valenced information.
SoCCCo PIs | Jan Crusius • Birte Englich • Anne Gast • Oliver Genschow • Andreas Glöckner • Wilhelm Hofmann • Roland Imhoff • Joris Lammers • Iris Schneider • Sascha Topolinski • Christian Unkelbach
Most Recent SoCCCo Publications
- Benedict, T., Richter, J., & Gast, A. (in press). The influence of misinformation manipulations on evaluative conditioning. Acta Psychologica.
- Nett, T., Dorrough, A. R., Jekel, M., & Glöckner, A. (in press). Perceived biological and social characteristics of a representative set of German first names. Journal of Social Psychology. [data and materials on OSF]
- Fleischmann, A., & Gast, A. (2019). Editorial Gender Special Issue: Männer können nicht zuhören, Frauen können nicht einparken? Psychologische Forschung zu Geschlechterunterschieden und -stereotypen [Men don’t listen, women cannot park? Psychological research about gender differences and stereotypes]. Das In-Mind Magazin, 10 (1).
- Dorrough, A., Nater, C., & Leszczyńska, M. (2019). Die Frauenquote greift in mehreren europäischen Ländern: Was sind die positiven und negativen Nebenwirkungen? Das In-Mind Magazin, 10 (1).
- Lades, L. K., & Hofmann, W. (in press). Temptation, self-control, and inter-temporal choice. Journal of Bioeconomics.
- Watz, A., & Hofmann, W. (in press). Nudging the better angels of our nature: A field experiment on morality and well-being. Emotion.
- Silva, R. R., Koch, M.-L., Rickers, K., Kreuzer, G., & Topolinski, S. (2019). The Tinder™ stamp: Perceived trustworthiness of online daters and its persistence in neutral contexts. Computers in Human Behavior, 94, 45–55.
- Unkelbach, C., Koch, A. S., Silva, R. R., & Garcia-Marques, T. (in press). Truth by repetition: Explanations and implications. Current Directions in Psychological Science.
- Daniel, J. R., Silva, R. R., & Santos, A. J. (2018). Network structure predicts changes in perception accuracy of social relationships. Frontiers in Psychology, 9:2348.
- Betsch, T., Lehmann, A., Jekel, M., Lindow, S., & Glöckner, A. (2018). Children's application of decision strategies in a compensatory environment. Judgment and Decision Making, 13, 514–528. [osf]
- Lange, J., Redford, L., & Crusius, J. (in press). A status-seeking account of psychological entitlement. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. doi:10.1177/0146167218808501 [open data and materials]
- Alves, H., Koch, A., & Unkelbach, C. (in press). The differential similarity of positive and negative information—An affect-induced processing outcome? Cognition and Emotion.
- Prinsen, S., Dohle, S., Evers, C., de Ridder, D. T. D., & Hofmann, W. (in press). Introducing functional and dysfunctional self-licensing: Associations with indices of (un)successful dietary regulation. Journal of Personality.
- Lammers, J., & Burgmer, P. (in press). Power increases the self-serving bias in the attribution of collective successes and failures. European Journal of Social Psychology. [data and materials on OSF]
- Saulin, A., Baumgartner, T., Gianotti, L. R. R., Hofmann, W., & Knoch, D. (in press). Frequency of helping friends and helping strangers is explained by different neural signatures. Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral Neuroscience.
- Gerten, J., & Topolinski, S. (in press). Exploring the temporal boundary conditions of the articulatory in–out preference effect. Psychological Research.
- Becker, D., Jostmann, N. B., Hofmann, W., & Holland, R. W. (in press). Spoiling the pleasure of success: Emotional reactions to the experience of self-control conflict in the eating domain. Emotion.
- Dohle, S., & Hofmann, W. (in press). Consistency and balancing in everyday health behavior: An Ecological Momentary Assessment approach. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.
- Fini, C., Verbeke, P., Sieber, S., Moors, A., Brass, M., & Genschow, Oliver. (in press). The influence of threat on perceived spatial distance to out-group members. Psychological Research.
- Baldwin, M., & Mussweiler, T. (in press). The culture of social comparison. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
- Rivers, A. M., & Hahn, A. (in press). What cognitive mechanisms do people reflect on when they predict IAT scores? Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. [osf]
- Fleischmann, A., Lammers, J., Stoker, J. I., & Garretsen, H. (2019). You can leave your glasses on: Glasses can increase electoral success. Social Psychology, 50, 38-52. [data and materials on OSF]
- Unkelbach, C., & Förderer, S. (in press). A model of attribute conditioning. Social Psychology Bulletin.
- Unkelbach, C., & Greifender, R. (in press). Experiential fluency and declarative advice jointly inform judgments of truth. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology.
- Hahn, A., & Gawronski, B. (in press). Facing one's implicit biases: From awareness to acknowledgement. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. [supp] [osf]
- Gast, A. (in press). A declarative memory model of evaluative conditioning effects. Social Psychological Bulletin.
- Erle, T. M., Ruessmann, J. K., & Topolinski, S. (2018). The effects of visuo-spatial perspective-taking on trust. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 79, 34–41.
- Erle, T. M., & Topolinski, S. (in press). Disillusionment: How expectations shape the enjoyment of early perceptual processes. Experimental Psychology.
SoCCCo in the Media
Dec 30, 2018 | BR
Intuition: Wegweiser in einer komplexen Welt [Intuition: Guidance in a complex world] | A radio contribution on intuition by Andreas Glöckner and others | By Rita Homefeldt
Oct 10, 2018 | FAZ
Politiker und Brillen: Auge um Auge [Politicians and glasses: An eye for an eye] | Press coverage of a publication by Alexandra Fleischmann, Joris Lammers, and colleagues | By Thomas Diel
Oct 2, 2018 | University of Cologne
Politiker und Politikerinnen mit Brille werden im Experiment häufiger gewählt [Politicians wearing glasses get elected more often in an experimental setting] | Press release on a publication by Alexandra Fleischmann, Joris Lammers, and colleagues | By Frieda Berg
Sep 17, 2018 | DGPs
In-Mind erhält den Förderpreis der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie [In-Mind is awarded the prize for promoting psychology by the German Psychological Association (DGPs)] | Oliver Genschow and Jan Crusius accept the prize as members of the editorial board of the In-Mind Online Magazine | By Anne Klostermann
July 10, 2018 | SPEKTRUM
Neid - Die Kirschen in Nachbars Garten [Envy—The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence] | Jan Crusius and Jens Lange on the (in)evitability of painful social comparisons | By Theodor Schaarschmidt
July, 2018 | MEIN ERBE TUT GUTES
Gutes tun steckt an [Doing good is contagious] | Alexandra Fleischmann on the influence of social comparison on moral behavior | By Angelika S. Friedl
Apr 13, 2018 | SPEKTRUM
Dürfen wir stolz sein? [Is it OK to be proud?] | Jan Crusius on functions of pride and its interplay with envy | By Theodor Schaarschmidt
July, 2018 | PSYCHOLOGIE HEUTE
Gemeinsam im Stress [Together under stress] | Jan Crusius on stress evoked by social comparison | By Frank Luerweg
Apr 13, 2018 | SPEKTRUM
Dürfen wir stolz sein? [Is it OK to be proud?] | Jan Crusius on functions of pride and its interplay with envy | By Theodor Schaarschmidt
May 8, 2018 | SÜDDEUTSCHE
Liebe in der Nische [on the paper Sharing rare attitudes attracts] | Hans Alves on rare attitudes and how they foster relationships | By Sebastian Herrmann
Feb 20, 2018 | QUARKS by WDR
Schlechte Gewohnheiten - wie wir sie endlich loswerden | Wilhelm Hofmann on bad habits and how to get rid of them
Feb 2018 | IN-MIND
We are ready to move! [EN]
Wir sind bereit, voranzuschreiten! [DE] | An interview with Daniel Lakens and Klaus Fiedler on the current challenges in the field of psychological research | By Oliver Genschow & Jan Crusius
Feb 1, 2018 | PACIFIC STANDARD
Conservatives' love of nostalgia can be used to promote liberal values | Media coverage of Lammers & Baldwin, 2018, JPSP | By Tom Jacobs
Jan 29, 2018 | ZEIT Campus
Beat the Prof – Schuld und Reue | Friederike Funk on whether revenge is truly sweet
Aug 24, 2017 | ZEIT Campus
Beat the Prof – Neid und soziale Vergleiche | Lisa Blatz and Jan Crusius on what makes Germans envious
Aug 17, 2017 | DEUTSCHLANDFUNK
Kevin und Mohammed – Die Last der Vornamen | Michael Zürn on first names as social markers | By Ulrike Burgwinkel
Jun 26, 2017 | SÜDDEUTSCHE
Schnell kapiert, hoch dosiert | Simone Dohle on the influence of drug names | By Sebastian Herrmann