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Welcome to the Social Cognition Center Cologne

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

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. Eight 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 aims to conduct high-quality research, and provide a dynamic and inspiring research environment for all researchers regardless of seniority, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, nationality, or disabilities. For more information on our ideals, click here.



Most Recent SoCCCo Publications

SoCCCo in the Media

May 07, 2024 | DEB SEMINAR
Modeling Social Preferences in Cross-National Interactions | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on social preferences in cross-national interactions by Yefim Roth

May 07, 2024 | DEB SEMINAR
Modeling Social Preferences in Cross-National Interactions | Talk of Andreas Glöckner on social preferences in cross-national interactions

Jan 26, 2024 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
Hate Speech: Darum reagieren Menschen in Krisensituationen oft aggressiv. | Interview with J. Lammers | By Sarah Langer

Jul 14, 2023 | EXPRESS - DIE WOCHE
Köln, warum bist du so dreckig? [Warum so viel Müll herumliegt] [PDF] | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on  waste pollution in Cologne by Alexander Büge

Mar 26, 2023 | SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
Wie sich Menschen in Fehlurteilen verheddern | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on cognitive biases by Sebastian Herrmann

May 28/29, 2022 | SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
Verzerrte Welt [Besser denken: Welche Muster menschliche Wahrnehmung, Meinungen und Entscheidungen prägen - und wie man sie überwinden kann] | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on perception and decision making by Sebastian Herrmann

Jan 4, 2022 | KÖLNER STADT-ANZEIGER
Wie kann man gute Vorsätze einhalten? [How can you keep New Year's resolutions?] | Podcast with Simone Dohle | by Sarah Brasack

Nov 29, 2021 | SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG
Wie man bessere Entscheidungen trifft [How to make better decisions] | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on decision making by Lara Fritzsche

Nov 26, 2021 | KÖLNER STADT-ANZEIGER
Interview zu Solidarität Bei der Flut geglänzt, in der Corona-Pandemie versagt? [Interview on solidarity shone in the flood, failed in the Corona pandemic?] | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on solidarity in the German flood and in the COVID-19 Pandemic by Lydia Schauff

Nov, 25 2021 | WDR 5
Darauf bin ich stolz! [This is what I'm proud about!] | Radio feature about the benefits of pride with Jan Crusius | by Andi Ueding

Oct 7, 2021 | dpa
Schlechte Vorbilder: Immer mehr Politiker brechen die Corona-Regeln [Bad role models: Increasingly more politicians are breaking the Corona rules] | Andreas Glöckner on politicians and their function as role models concerning COVID-19 rules | published in e.g. t-online, Stern, Saechsische, Volksstimme

Aug 12, 2021 | SOLO - THE SINGLE PERSON'S GUIDE TO A REMARKABLE LIFE
Attachment Theory | Podcast with Iris Schneider as guest co-host | By Peter McGraw

Jul 15, 2021 | SOLO - THE SINGLE PERSON'S GUIDE TO A REMARKABLE LIFE
Waiting – Part 2 | Podcast with Iris Schneider as guest co-host | By Peter McGraw

Jul 8, 2021 | SOLO - THE SINGLE PERSON'S GUIDE TO A REMARKABLE LIFE
Waiting – Part 1 | Podcast with Iris Schneider as guest co-host | By Peter McGraw

June 2, 2021 | FAZ
Was andere machen, bestimmt unser Verhalten mit [We tend to do what others do] | Simone Dohle on social norms, habits, and COVID-19 preventive behaviors | By Julia Anton

Jun 1, 2021 | PSYCHOLOGY TODAY
The Surprising Benefits of Being Ambivalent | Blog article with Iris Schneider | By Susan Krauss Whitbourne

May 31, 2021 | Spiegel Online
Warum wir uns an Lockerungen gewöhnen müssen [Why we need to get used to the 'new normal'] | Simone Dohle on the psychological consequences of reopening after COVID-19 | By Heike Klovert

May 04, 2021 | DER TAGESSPIEGEL
Neidrepublik Deutschland? Was der Umgang mit dem Glück der anderen über uns aussagt [Envy republic Germany? What dealing with the luck of the others tells about us] | Interview with Jan Crusius | by Maria Fiedler

Apr 22, 2021 | DEUTSCHLANDFUNK KULTUR (Zeitfragen)
Was hinter der irrationalen Angst vor Astrazeneca steckt [Biased risk perception and AstraZeneca vaccine fears] | Interview with Simone Dohle | by Sven Kästner

Apr 20, 2021 | DEUTSCHLANDFUNK NOVA
Corona-Impfung: So kommen wir mit dem Impfneid klar [Corona vaccination: How to deal with with vaccination envy] | Radio interview with Jan Crusius

Apr 12, 2021 | OPINION SCIENCE
Ambivalence with Iris Schneider | Podcast with Iris Schneider | By Andy Luttrell

Mar 10, 2021 | PSYCHE
The fence is uncomfortable, but it affords the best view | Popular Science Piece by Iris Schneider | Edited by Christian Jarrett

Mar 8, 2021 | MT/SPROUT
Ambivalente leiders maken minder denkfouten | Interview with Iris Schneider | By Charlotte Post

Feb 11, 2021 | PSYPOST
New psychology research indicates that ambivalent people make less biased judgments | Blog Post about the work of Iris Schneider | By Eric W. Dolan

Jan 26, 2021 | University of Cologne
University of Cologne Teaching Award awarded to Jan Crusius and Anne Gast. Laudation video.

Dec 9, 2020 | wissenschaftskommunikation.de
Die Wissenschaftskommunikation braucht einen Ehrenkodex [Science communication needs an honor code]. Op-ed by Laura König and Jan Crusius

Jul - Aug, 2020 Le Temps | Forbes | Le Monde | WZ | Psychology Today | Scientific American | WirtschaftsWoche | The Hill | BBC News | Corriere della Sera | News coverage of Correcting misperceptions of exponential coronavirus growth increases support for social distancing by Joris Lammers, Jan Crusius, and Anne Gast

Jul 27, 2020 | WDR 5 (Sendung „Neugier genügt“)
Wieso fällt Fleischverzicht oft schwer? [Why is it often hard to abstain from consuming meat?] | Radio interview with Simone Dohle

Jul 23, 2020 | KÖLNER STADTANZEIGER
Trotz Tönnies-Skandal - Warum es vielen so schwer fällt, kein Fleisch zu essen [Despite the Tönnies scandal - Why many people find it difficult to abstain from consuming meat] | Interview with Simone Dohle | By Elisa Sobkowiak

Jul 13, 2020 | UNIVERSITÄT ZU KÖLN
Fleischverzicht ist keine Alles-oder-Nichts-Entscheidung, sondern ein Prozess [Abstaining from meat is no all-or-nothing decision, it is a process] | Simone Dohle on meat consumption

Jun 25, 2020 | Perspective Daily
Wir alle empfinden Neid. Ist das so schlimm? [We all feel envy. Is that so bad?] | Article about research by Jan Crusius | by Lara Malberger

May 25, 2020 | RTL aktuell
Forschungsprojekt zur Unterstützung im Umgang mit den psychologischen Belastungen durch COVID-19 [Research project to support coping with COVID-19 stress] | News coverage of research by Andreas Glöckner

May 19, 2020 | WDR
Warum wir wütend werden, wenn andere die Regeln brechen [Why we get angry when others break the rules] | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on social distancing norms by Anastasiya Polubotko

May 11, 2020 | Radio Eins
Die neue Sorglosigkeit [The new nonchalance] | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on Corona risk fatigue

May 11, 2020 | rtl.de | ntv.de | stern.de
Persönlichkeitstest zum Coronavirus: Welcher „Corona-Typ“ sind Sie [Personality test about Coronavirus: Which "Corona type" are you?] | rtl.de | ntv.de | stern.de | News coverage of a research project of Andreas Glöckner

May 08, 2020 | FORUM - Das Wochenmagazin
Ist doch alles gut gegangen – bisher [But all went well - so far] | Interview with Andreas Glöckner on Corona risk fatigue | By Volker Thomas

Apr 24, 2020 | dpa
Vom Ermüden der Risikowahrnehmung [On fatigue of risk perception] | Andreas Glöckner on Coronavirus risk perception and trust in science | published in e.g. Süddeutsche Zeitung, Stern, Die Zeit, MSN, Augsburger Allgemeine

Apr 22, 2020 | University of Cologne
Isoliert, aber nicht allein. Ein Gespräch über die besondere Verbundenheit in digitalen Netzen [Isolated but not alone: A conversation about the social connections in social networks] | Interview with Jan Crusius by Frieda Berg

Mar 23, 2020 | In-Mind Magazin
Coronavirus: Warum die Dynamik der Ansteckungsgefahr so schwer zu begreifen ist [Corona virus: Why the dynamic growth of the Corona virus is hard to grasp] | By Jan Crusius

Mar 19, 2020 | In-Mind Magazin
Corona-Krise: Warum tätigen Menschen Hamsterkäufe? [Corona crisis: Why do people engage in panic-buying and hoarding?] | By Oliver Genschow

Feb 19, 2020 | Wissenschaftskommunikation.de
Trau keiner Studie, die du nicht selbst repliziert hast? [Don't trust any study you didn't replicate yourself?] | Invited guest article on the link between replicability and trust in science | By Tobias Wingen and Jana Berkessel

November 11, 2019 | Junior Researcher Programme News
How does the replication crisis affect public trust in psychology? | Blog post covering a publication by Tobias Wingen, Jana Berkessel, & Birte Englich | By Junior Researcher Programme

October 31, 2019 | BPS Research Digest
The replication crisis lowers public’s trust in psychology. But can that trust be build back up? Blog post covering a publication by Tobias Wingen, Jana Berkessel, & Birte Englich | By Matthew Warren

Aug 31, 2019 | Forschung & Lehre
Neid an Hochschulen - Neid tut weh, motiviert aber auch [Envy in academia - It's painful, but can motivate] | By Katja Corcoran & Jan Crusius

May 8, 2019 | wissenschaftskommunikation.de
„Es gibt oft keine einfachen Antworten“  [Often, there are no easy answers] | Interview with Oliver Genschow and Jan Crusius about the science communication project In-Mind Magazine | By Joachim Retzbach

Apr 17, 2019 | SPSP's Character & Context
Does power corrupt? How powerful people react in moral dilemmas | Blog post covering a publication by Alexandra Fleischmann, Joris Lammers, Paul Conway, and Adam D. Galinsky | By Alexandra Fleischmann

Mar 6, 2019 | LTO
Geschlechtergerechtigkeit in der Justiz: Berlin will mehr Frauen in Prü­fungs­kom­mis­sionen [Gender equality in the judiciary: Berlin calls for more female examiners in law state exams] | A study by Towfigh, Traxler, & Glöckner influences politics

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

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