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.
Ethan Kross and Matt Gutman join the Ross Leadership Dialogues Series
ABC News Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman and RCGD’s Ethan Ross join the Michigan Ross Leadership Dialogues Series, April 8, 2024 to share how to manage emotions in challenging times. Registration is open for this free, in-person event: . myumi.ch/zXre4
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Do you have an unusual name? Your parents’ cultural sense of self may have something to do with it.
An unusual name can be a conversation starter. How do you pronounce that? Where does that come from? Does that mean something? A series of conversations centered around the Research Center for Group Dynamics (RCGD) at the Institute for Social Research have recently...
Behavioral science recommendations for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic have now been tested
RCGD affiliate Shinobu Kitayama contributes to a landmark evaluation ANN ARBOR -- Behavioral science recommendations made early on in the COVID-19 pandemic were largely correct. In April 2020, a hugely influential paper (Van Bavel et al) proposed 19 policy...