Since its establishment in 1948, the Research Center for Group Dynamics’ mission has been to advance the understanding of human behavior in social contexts; making clear the linkages between an individual’s psychological life and the life of the society to which the individual belongs.
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U-M HomeLab
The University of Michigan HomeLab is a homelike research environment with comprehensive research support provided by the BioSocial Methods Collaborative. Located at the Institute for Social Research, the HomeLab offers a a fully functional apartment to facilitate human-centered research in a wide variety of contexts… Read more about U-M HomeLab
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Shinobu Kitayama Explains Cultural Psychology
The preeminent cultural psychologist Shinobu Kitayama had studied cognitive dissonance and attribution theory at Kyoto University, but when he arrived at the University of Michigan in 1982 he experienced cultural shocks that made him feel "something more profound...
The Significance of Digesta– an Overlooked Source of Ice Age Carbs
The Significance of Digesta– an Overlooked Source of Ice Age Carbs ANN ARBOR - Until about 10,000 years ago, all people relied on hunting and gathering for subsistence, and many scholars believe they divided that labor by sex– with men doing the bulk of the hunting...
