IDEA: Identity Development, Emotions and Attitudes Lab

Blue and green heart graphic, The Identity Development, Emotions, and Attitudes (IDEA) Lab

Keywords: Stereotyping and prejudice, Intergroup relations, Self and identity, Intervention science, Emotions

Lab Area: Social Psychology

Actively Recruiting Undergraduate Researchers: No

Lab Website: https://www.deborahjwu.com/

Overview

The IDEA Lab examines how social identities and emotions shape our experiences, attitudes and behaviors. Specifically, the lab investigates the antecedents and consequences of stereotyping and prejudice, with the ultimate goal of creating interventions to improve intergroup attitudes. The lab utilizes multiple methods, including longitudinal, experimental and psychophysiological approaches.