Monday, May 26th
11.00 - 12.00 Registration desk opens
12.00 - 12.45 Opening ceremony
13.00 - 14.20 Keynote 1 - Masi Noor
THE BATTLE OF GRIEVANCES: CONSOLIDATING THE IMPACT OF INTERGROUP COMPETITIVE VICTIMHOOD AND CHARTING NEW DIRECTIONS
Speaker - Prof. Dr. Masi Noor (Keele University, UK)
In this talk, I will review and update my work on intergroup competitive victimhood (CV). This concept refers to efforts by members of conflicting groups to assert that their group has suffered more than their adversaries. While my work on this concept began in 2008, CV was formally introduced in 2012 (Noor et al., PSPR), where we established its theoretical foundation, distinguished it from related constructs, explored its psychological drivers, and examined its consequential implications for intergroup relations. The first part of my talk will provide an overview of the growing body of literature inspired by CV, including findings from our latest meta-analysis encompassing over 37,000 participants across 51 studies. In the second part, I will chart new directions by arguing that CV is far more multifaceted than previously assumed. I will present new evidence demonstrating that CV manifests not only in direct competition but also in subtler, yet equally potent, forms: denying outgroup suffering, blaming the outgroup for their plight, demanding recognition of ingroup suffering, and moralising the ingroup’s victimhood. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of CV’s complexity and its consequences for intergroup relations. In the final section, I will share my vision for social psychology as an evolving field, addressing questions of relevance and diversity.
Speaker - Prof. Dr. Masi Noor (Keele University, UK)
In this talk, I will review and update my work on intergroup competitive victimhood (CV). This concept refers to efforts by members of conflicting groups to assert that their group has suffered more than their adversaries. While my work on this concept began in 2008, CV was formally introduced in 2012 (Noor et al., PSPR), where we established its theoretical foundation, distinguished it from related constructs, explored its psychological drivers, and examined its consequential implications for intergroup relations. The first part of my talk will provide an overview of the growing body of literature inspired by CV, including findings from our latest meta-analysis encompassing over 37,000 participants across 51 studies. In the second part, I will chart new directions by arguing that CV is far more multifaceted than previously assumed. I will present new evidence demonstrating that CV manifests not only in direct competition but also in subtler, yet equally potent, forms: denying outgroup suffering, blaming the outgroup for their plight, demanding recognition of ingroup suffering, and moralising the ingroup’s victimhood. These insights contribute to a deeper understanding of CV’s complexity and its consequences for intergroup relations. In the final section, I will share my vision for social psychology as an evolving field, addressing questions of relevance and diversity.
14.30 - 15.30 Coffee break // poster session 1
15.40 - 17.00 Parallel session 1
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 1
COLLECTIVE MEMORIES, GROUP-BASED EMOTIONS, AND INTERGROUP RELATIONS
Chairs - Anouk Smeekes (Utrecht University, NL) & Laurent Licata (ULB)
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COLLECTIVE MEMORIES, GROUP-BASED EMOTIONS, AND INTERGROUP RELATIONS
Chairs - Anouk Smeekes (Utrecht University, NL) & Laurent Licata (ULB)
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INVITED SYMPOSIUM 2
CAN DIGITAL TOOLS HELP BRIDGE THE INEQUALITY GAP IN HEALTH? INSIGHTS FROM HEALTH LITERACY, REACH, ACCEPTABILITY AND EFFICACY
Chair - Ann DeSmet (ULB, UA)
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CAN DIGITAL TOOLS HELP BRIDGE THE INEQUALITY GAP IN HEALTH? INSIGHTS FROM HEALTH LITERACY, REACH, ACCEPTABILITY AND EFFICACY
Chair - Ann DeSmet (ULB, UA)
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REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 1
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 2
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17.10 - 18.30 parallel session 2
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 3
A SOCIAL AND NEUROSCIENCE APPROACH TO INTERGROUP BIASES IN PEACE AND POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES
Chair - Emilie Caspar (UGent)
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A SOCIAL AND NEUROSCIENCE APPROACH TO INTERGROUP BIASES IN PEACE AND POST-CONFLICT SOCIETIES
Chair - Emilie Caspar (UGent)
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INVITED SYMPOSIUM 4
NEUROCOMPUTATIONAL UNDERPINNINGS OF MONITORING AND CONTROL
Chair - Kobe Desender (KU Leuven)
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NEUROCOMPUTATIONAL UNDERPINNINGS OF MONITORING AND CONTROL
Chair - Kobe Desender (KU Leuven)
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REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 2
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 4
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 5
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BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 2 (Panel discussion)
UNCERTAINTY IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT: HOW TO DEAL WITH IMPOSTER SYNDROME, SECOND-YEAR DIPS, AND OTHER FEARS WHILE DOING A PHD
Presenters - Inès Mentec (ULB), Emma Sarter (UCLouvain), Emiel Cracco (UGent) & Annabel Nijhof (UGent)
UNCERTAINTY IN THE ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT: HOW TO DEAL WITH IMPOSTER SYNDROME, SECOND-YEAR DIPS, AND OTHER FEARS WHILE DOING A PHD
Presenters - Inès Mentec (ULB), Emma Sarter (UCLouvain), Emiel Cracco (UGent) & Annabel Nijhof (UGent)
18.30 - 20.30 Reception
Tuesday, May 27th
09.00 - 10.20 parallel session 3
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 5
RAISING CHILDREN IN A CHANGING SOCIAL WORLD: HOW THE SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT SHAPES PARENTING
Chair - Stijn Van Petegem (ULB)
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RAISING CHILDREN IN A CHANGING SOCIAL WORLD: HOW THE SOCIOCULTURAL CONTEXT SHAPES PARENTING
Chair - Stijn Van Petegem (ULB)
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INVITED SYMPOSIUM 6
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REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 3
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REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 4
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 7
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BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 3
THE REPLICABILITY CRISIS
Presenter - Irem Öz (UCLouvain)
THE REPLICABILITY CRISIS
Presenter - Irem Öz (UCLouvain)
10.30 - 11.30 Coffee break // poster session 2
11.30 - 12.50 Keynote 2 - Valeria Gazzola
A CROSS-SPECIES APPROACH TO THE MECHANISMS OF VICARIOUS (EMOTIONAL) STATES
Speaker - Prof. Dr. Valeria Gazzola (University of Amsterdam, NL)
How does our brain make us feel what others feel, and how does this feeling influence our (pro-social) decisions? Are humans the only species able to feel others’ emotions? During my talk, I will walk you through rodent and human work that shows a common neuronal substrate in response to our own as well as other people's emotional state. In humans, the somatosensory, insular, and cingulate cortices are activated both when experiencing pain and while witnessing others doing so. The cingulate cortex shows similar responses in rodents as well, with individual neurons responding both to the self-experience of pain and the pain of a conspecific. I will then bring evidence showing that such vicarious activations have causal influences on sharing the emotions of others and on deciding to help others. The homologies between humans and rodents suggest that emotion sharing is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that allows animals and humans to better prepare for yet unseen dangers by tuning into the state of those that have already detected them. At the end of the talk, I will also present work on psychopathic criminals and healthy volunteers that highlights both voluntary and involuntary modulation of vicarious activity, suggesting we have control on how much we recruit such brain circuits and processes. Empathy does not just happen to us: we can choose (or not) to empathize.
Speaker - Prof. Dr. Valeria Gazzola (University of Amsterdam, NL)
How does our brain make us feel what others feel, and how does this feeling influence our (pro-social) decisions? Are humans the only species able to feel others’ emotions? During my talk, I will walk you through rodent and human work that shows a common neuronal substrate in response to our own as well as other people's emotional state. In humans, the somatosensory, insular, and cingulate cortices are activated both when experiencing pain and while witnessing others doing so. The cingulate cortex shows similar responses in rodents as well, with individual neurons responding both to the self-experience of pain and the pain of a conspecific. I will then bring evidence showing that such vicarious activations have causal influences on sharing the emotions of others and on deciding to help others. The homologies between humans and rodents suggest that emotion sharing is an evolutionarily conserved mechanism that allows animals and humans to better prepare for yet unseen dangers by tuning into the state of those that have already detected them. At the end of the talk, I will also present work on psychopathic criminals and healthy volunteers that highlights both voluntary and involuntary modulation of vicarious activity, suggesting we have control on how much we recruit such brain circuits and processes. Empathy does not just happen to us: we can choose (or not) to empathize.
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch // Poster session 3
14.00 - 15.20 pARALLEL session 4
REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 5
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REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 7
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BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 4
MILGRAM DE SAVOIRS: A SCIENCE OUTREACH AND DISSEMINATION PROJECT
Presenters - Inès Mentec (ULB) & Julia Eberlen (ULB)
MILGRAM DE SAVOIRS: A SCIENCE OUTREACH AND DISSEMINATION PROJECT
Presenters - Inès Mentec (ULB) & Julia Eberlen (ULB)
15.30 - 16.50 Parallel session 5
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 7
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Chair - Annalisa Casini (UCLouvain)
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INVITED SYMPOSIUM 8
FEAR AND DISCRIMINATION AMONG FORENSIC PATIENTS
Chair - Thierry Pham (UMons)
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FEAR AND DISCRIMINATION AMONG FORENSIC PATIENTS
Chair - Thierry Pham (UMons)
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REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 8
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 12
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ORAL PRESENTATIONS 14
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BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 5 (Panel discussion)
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17.00 - 18.00 Closing ceremony
18.00 - 20.00 BAPS JUNIOR BOARD SOCIAL EVENT
