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Upcoming Events

  1. Feb 20 Cydney Dupree (Social Brown Bag)1:25pm
  2. Feb 22 Cognitive Science Colloquium: Richard Wilson4:00pm
  3. Feb 27 Kiran McCloskey (Social Brown Bag)1:25pm
  4. Mar 13 Valerie Jones Taylor (Social Brown Bag)1:25pm
  5. Mar 27 Umay Suanda (Social Brown Bag)1:25pm

Cydney Dupree (Social Brown Bag)

Wednesday, February 20th, 2019

01:25 PM - 02:45 PM

Storrs Campus
Bousfield

Assistant Professor in Residence. Yale, School of Management.

Contact Information: Niran Ramirez-Esparza

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Cognitive Science Colloquium: Richard Wilson

Friday, February 22nd, 2019

04:00 PM - 06:00 PM

Storrs Campus
Oak 117

The Cognitive Science Colloquium Series is proud to present Richard Ashby Wilson, Professor of Law and Anthropology and Gladstein Chair of Human Rights at UConn.

Friday, February 22nd, 4pm, Oak 117

Title: The Psychology of Incitement and Hate Speech: A Dialogue Between Law and Social Science

We live in an era of nativist populism, characterized by speech that incites violence on social media, and an escalation in hate crimes. Recent social science research has identified a correlation between online incitement and offline hate crimes in the United States and Europe. What kinds of speech are the most likely to instigate acts of violence? The current research identifies revenge propaganda as the most likely type to instigate atrocities. We coded 242 speeches by a Serbian politician for references to revenge, nationalism, stereotyping, dehumanization, justice, victimization, past atrocities, political institutions and direct threats. After reading one speech or a control, participants answered questions about empathy, intentionality, and whether violence is morally justifiable. Only speeches focusing on revenge and past atrocities intensified justifications of violence. Only revenge speech increased overall negative attitudes towards the out-group. On the level of personality, those who are more politically conservative, feel the world is unjust, engage more in violent media and are male are more likely to justify violence. These findings have implications for the elusive goal of preventing atrocities. The regulatory framework established fifty years ago in the United States is showing signs of severe strain, and this research draws upon behavioral research to construct a systematic evidence-based framework for analyzing the risk that inciting speech will result in imminent lawless action.

If you are interested in meeting with Professor Wilson on 2/22, please contact Dr. Xygalatas: dimitris.xygalatas@uconn.edu

Contact Information: Dimitris Xygalatas

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Kiran McCloskey (Social Brown Bag)

Wednesday, February 27th, 2019

01:25 PM - 02:45 PM

Storrs Campus
Bousfield 162

Graduate Student. UConn, Social Psychology.

Contact Information: Niran Ramirez-Esparza

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Valerie Jones Taylor (Social Brown Bag)

Wednesday, March 13th, 2019

01:25 PM - 02:45 PM

Storrs Campus
Bousfield 162

Lehigh University, Psychology and Africana Studies.

Contact Information: Niran Ramirez-Esparza

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Umay Suanda (Social Brown Bag)

Wednesday, March 27th, 2019

01:25 PM - 02:45 PM

Storrs Campus
Bousfield 162

Assistant Professor. UConn, Developmental Psychology.

Contact Information: Niran Ramirez-Esparza

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The University of Connecticut is a top-20 public university in the U.S. The Department of Psychological Sciences is routinely ranked in top 10 in U.S. grant funding and its doctoral program is ranked in top 30 public research universities by The National Research Council.

Psychological sciences is one of the largest major at UConn with about 1,500 undergraduate students (1,100 at Storrs and 400 distributed across the regional campuses) at any given time. With so many students, the psychological sciences department is also one of the largest departments at UConn with over 50 faculty and a large team of administrative staff.

Recent News & Announcements

  • NEW DATE: Cross-Disciplinary Graduate Colloquium – April 6, 2018
  • POSTPONED: Cross-Disciplinary Graduate Colloquium Evening 3/7
  • Dr. Philip Corlett, Psychiatry Department at Yale University, to speak 9-6-17
  • Graduate Travel Awards
  • CT IBACS Application for Seed Grant Fund

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Psychological Sciences Department
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Storrs, CT 06269
Phone: 860-486-3515
Fax: 860-486-2760
Email: psychology@uconn.edu

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Phone: 860-486-2642
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