Changing attitudes is one of the most challenging and important endeavors social
psychologists have undertaken in order to promote better quality of life for individuals and …

The decline in intergroup relations evident in myriad conflicts around the world has far-
reaching implications: it erodes trust and cooperation at both the individual and societal …

Social and political psychologists have attempted to reveal the reasons why individuals and
societies that acknowledge that peace would improve their personal and collective well …

A large portion of research in the social sciences is devoted to using interventions to combat
societal and social problems, such as prejudice, discrimination, and intergroup conflict …

Collective action research tends to focus on motivations of the disadvantaged group, rather
than on which tactics are effective at driving the advantaged group to make concessions to …

Conflict-resolution interventions based on the paradoxical thinking principles, that is,
expressing amplified, exaggerated, or even absurd ideas that are congruent with the held …

While social psychology studies have shown that paradoxical thinking intervention has a
moderating effect on negative attitudes toward members from rival social groups (ie …

In the current paper, we report a large-scale randomized field experiment, conducted among
Jewish Israelis during widespread violence. The study examines the effectiveness of a “real …

How can intergroup contact programs affect conflict-ridden communities besides improving
the outgroup attitudes of participating individuals? We address this question by examining …

Recent increases in intergroup tensions and violence have global negative implications and
underline the need for effective interventions to ameliorate conflictual relations. Despite the …