New research assistant

We welcome Yvonne to our research group! Yvonne recently graduated from the Master of Science program in psychology at Lund University. Before she came to Lund, she lived in Germany. One of her main interests in psychology is how the perception of belonging to a specific group influences individuals concerning their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, as the categorization of others into “us” and “them” tends to happen quickly and sometimes even based on only minor attributes. Yvonne is primarily interested in the negative effect of this categorization on the interaction between and the attitude toward members of other groups. Considering the gain in strength of right-wing parties in many countries, Yvonne is especially interested in learning more about how these categorizations could contribute to polarized attitudes, racism, and xenophobia.