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Ongoing Projects
Humor in Gender Context
We have recently conducted a single experiment to examine the effects of humorous content (e.g., jokes with traditional vs counter-traditional gender roles) on identity threat. Collaborating GrouPsy members: Prof. ÇiÄŸdem BaÄŸcı, Ipek Güvensoy, Irem Sakarya, Selen Akay, Irem Kuyucu, Duygu Yurt, BüÅŸra Kaplan, Esra Kamacı, Emrah Kahraman.
Robot Threat and Collective Action Project
This study investigates whether robots and similar technologies can threaten our basic human needs, and further influence intergroup attitudes and collective action intentions. Prof. ÇiÄŸdem BaÄŸcı, Prof. Junko Kanero, Prof. Wang Xijing from City University of Hong Kong, Selen Akay and Irem Sakarya are collaborators on this project.
Social Psychology and Human-Robot Interaction Project
In this study, Prof. ÇiÄŸdem BaÄŸcı and Prof. Junko Kanero, along with Selen Akay, Duygu Yurt, and Irem Kuyucu, are investigating whether the effects of intergroup contact can be extended to contact with a social robot. This project is funded by the TÜBÄ°TAK 1001 grant.
Moral Minorities Project
This is a three-year project funded by a grant awarded to Prof. ÇiÄŸdem BaÄŸcı as part of the TÜBA GEBÄ°P Award for outstanding young scientists. In this project, ÇiÄŸdem BaÄŸcı, Ipek Guvensoy, BüÅŸra Kaplan, and GüneÅŸ SaÄŸnak are working on how perceptions of moral minorities (e.g., vegans, environmentalists) and beliefs about how moral minorities see majority group members affect meat-eating and environmental behaviors and attitudes.
LGBTQ+ Collective Action Project
In this project, Prof. ÇiÄŸdem BaÄŸcı, Prof. Gülseli Baysu, and BüÅŸra Kaplan are studying the antecedants of minority and majority collective action for and against LGBTQ+ rights, and how these different types of collective actions affect each other. Their research is supported by funding from the UK Official Development Assistance (ODA).