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Welcome to the Social Psychology Department

We investigate attitudes, how they arise, how they can be changed and how they are related to behaviour. In this vein, we particularly focus on how people experience and cope with threats and crisis situations.

Information for Students Thesis Supervision
News

New publication:  Moran, T., & Walther, E. (2025). Learning to like the enemy: Moral learning reduces affective polarization. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 18. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19485506251343667 

From enemy to fellow
German-Israelian Research team has developed a psychological approach against social division and shows how political sides may get closer.

Contact

Head of Department: Prof. Dr. Eva Walther

 

Office Assistant: Christa Willems
Tel: ++49 651 201 2932
Email: sekrsozp(at)uni-trier.de

 

Our office rooms, laboratories and experimental rooms are located in building D on Campus I.