Bio

Research Programme

Gosia's research looks at the psychological underpinnings of open-minded traits and behaviour. Open-mindedness can be defined as an increased level of comfort or even preference for uncertainty, novelty and unexpectedness. Open-mindedness is often linked with decreased prejudice and stereotyping, greater intellectual humility, as well as greater creativity. However open-mindedness could also potentially have some negative outcomes (e.g., an uncritical acceptance of pseudoscience).

 In experimental and cross-sectional studies Gosia asks questions like:

• Is open-mindedness just an individual difference? What social/environmental factors (e.g., diversifying experiences, multiple social identities) might increase (vs. decrease) open-minded behaviour?

• How are open-minded traits linked to what we typically consider as open-minded behaviours: creativity, intellectual humility and tolerance?

• What is the role of epistemic motivation (e.g., the need for structure) and epistemic emotions (e.g., awe, surprise or interest) in open-minded behaviour?

• What are people's lay theories of open-mindedness? Do people agree on one definition of open-mindedness?

• What motivates women to challege others' stereotypic expectations?

For most recent information please see Gosia's personal website. 

Grants and Awards

• 2017-2019: “Coping with identity and control threats: Explicit and implicit routes to resistance”. Research grant awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Role of Co-I, with S. de Lemus Martín as PI, and R. Spears, M. Bukowski, C. Kulich, K. Petkanopoulou, and P. Montañés Muro as Co-Is.
• 2014-2017: “Schemata Violation Increases Creative Cognition: The When and How.” Marie-Curie International Outgoing Fellowship (IOF). Role of Research Fellow, with C.K.W. De Dreu and A. Elliot as research hosts and advisors.
• 2012-2014: “When Diversity Helps or Hurts Creative Cognition: Effects of Counter-stereotypicality, Information Processing, Motivation, and Regulatory Closure.” Marie-Curie International European Fellowship (IEF). Role of Research Fellow, with C.K.W. De Dreu as research host and advisor.
• 2012: Finalist of the SESP Best Dissertation Award
• 2012: Travel grant from the European Association for Social Psychology
• 2012: Runner up of the Best Teacher award, University of Kent
• 2011: PhD awarded with no corrections
• 2011: Ideas Factory Grant from Kent Innovation and Enterprise
• 2010: Student Enterprise Grant, University of Kent
• 2009: Best Talk Award at a PG Research Symposium, University of Kent
• 2007: Departmental PhD studentship, University of Kent
• 2007: MA awarded magna cum laude, University of Warsaw
• 2004: Socrates-Erasmus mobility scholarship from the University of Warsaw to visit KULeuven in Belgium.

Editorial Service

• Associate editor at the Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Ad Hoc Reviewing

Journals

• British Journal of Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• Educational Researcher
• European Journal of Social Psychology
• Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
• Frontiers in Psychology
• Group Processes and Intergroup Relations
• International Journal of Psychology
• Journal of Applied Social Psychology
• Journal of Creative Behavior
• Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
• Journal of Experimental and Social Psychology
• Journal of Personality
• Journal of Social Issues
• Memory & Cognition
• Review of General Psychology
• Sex Roles
• Social Cognition
• Social Justice Research
• Social Psychological and Personality Science
• Social Psychology

Grants

• Israel Science Foundation (ISF)
• Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)

Research Portals & Social Media

• ORCID
• Google Scholar
• Research Gate
• Academia
• Publons
• Twitter
• Linkedin

I have spaces on an ongoing research project looking into the nature, consequences and ways of increasing open-mindedness. For details go to: www.goclowska.com