Dr. Lea Sperlich
Phone +49-221-470-1190 or -8647
E-mail lea.sperlich
uni-koeln.de
Address Richard-Strauss-Str. 2, 50931 Köln | Germany
Room 3.A01/1.A16
Office hours by appointment
Research interests
Evaluative conditioning • Social cognition • Categorical perception • Evaluative learning • Valence asymmetries • Attitudes
Publications
Sperlich, L. M., & Unkelbach, C. (2025). Why is there no negativity bias in evaluative conditioning? A cognitive-ecological answer. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 128(1), 19–37. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspa0000431
Sperlich, L. (2024). A Dual-Force Perspective on Evaluative Conditioning. Doctoral Thesis published at University and City Library of Cologne. https://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/73158/
- Sperlich, L. M. & Unkelbach, C. (2022). When do people learn likes and dislikes from co-occurrences? A dual-force perspective on evaluative conditioning. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 103, Article 104377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2022.104377
Academic distinctions
Junior Start-Up Grant The Role of Frequency and Order in Social Devaluation, awarded by C-SEB, University of Cologne, 2024
Student Grant Unconcsious acquisition of attitudes, awarded by C-SEB, University of Cologne, 2016
- Junior Start-Up Grant COVID-19 Regulatory Focus, awarded by C-SEB, University of Cologne, 2019