To reduce the escalation of intergroup conflict, it is important that we understand the
processes related to the detection of group-based threat and reconciliation. In the present …

Over the past century, the outward expression of ethnic/racial prejudice toward most socio-
cultural groups has evolved in many societies. Specifically, the once completely normal …

The modern socio-political climate is defined by conflict between ethnic, religious and
political groups: Bosnians and Serbs, Tamils and Singhalese, Irish Catholics and …

Recent migration and globalization trends have led to the emergence of ethnically,
religiously, and linguistically diverse countries. Understanding the unfolding of social …

In contexts of cultural conflict, people delegitimize the other group's perspective and lose
compassion for the other group's suffering. These psychological biases have been …

Intergroup biases can manifest themselves between a wide variety of different groups such
as people from different races, nations, ethnicities, political or religious beliefs, opposing …

Cognitive control mechanisms allow individuals to behave adaptively in the face of complex
and sometimes conflicting information. Although the neural bases of these control …

Intergroup bias is a ubiquitous socio-cognitive phenomenon that, while sustaining human
dependence on group living, often leads to prejudice, inequity, and violence; yet, its neural …

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a global increase in hate crimes and xenophobia. In these
uncertain times, real or imaginary threats can easily lead to intergroup conflict. Here, we …

This study examines psychological correlates of Jewish-Israeli support for post-conflict
political reconciliation with Jordan. An analysis of data from a public opinion survey …