Welcome to the Social Cognition Lab!
The Social Cognition Laboratory at York University investigates a variety of social categorization processes using diverse methods.
Back row (L-R): Courtney Chan, Kerry Kawakami, Zoe Fargnoli Brown, Zhanyi (Cynthia) Huang | Middle row (L-R): Robert Filipchuk, Taylor Alves, Kaiwen (Kev) Zhou, Hannah Tran, Rita Bishara, Mohamed Mohamed, Jora Flora | Front row (L-R): Raquel Andary, Souela Sadrouddin, Liana Coutinho, Amanda Di Pietrantonio, Parker Grant, Shivam Desai, Kunalan Manokara | Missing: Emily Bissada
Some of the main issues we examine include:
How we perceive people from different social groups
How we react to intergroup bias
Strategies to reduce prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination