HANS IJZERMAN
Researcher-in-training
Research Interests:
Richard Nisbett
recently wrote a popular book on how cultures think differently,
and why? The latter in particular is an issue I attempt to further
in my research.
Having been exposed to different cultures in the Netherlands
combined with my curiosity for language has led to my interest in
cultural syndromes. The broad education I received via the research
master at VU University has consequently led to recognition of the
significance of embodied components of culture and the situated
nature of the cultural mind. In my current research, supervised by
Prof. Dr. Gün Semin and Dr. Dov Cohen, I stab at understanding
aforementioned cultural syndromes by examining the role of
sensorimotor experiences and environment. Originally theorized by
Diamond (1997) and his ideas of geographical influences on human
behavior, we address embodied components by investigating the role
of posture (cf. Bourdieu, 1977) and physical proximity (cf. Hsu,
1953) in cultural values, thought processes, and
language.
In addition, a final personal interest of mine is how social
psychology can be functional for non-scientists. For further
information, consult In-Mind.
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Vita: (pdf)
Publications:
IJzerman,
H. & Semin, G. R. (in press). The Thermometer of Social
Relations: Mapping Social Proximity on Temperature. Psychological Science,
(pdf)
IJzerman, H., & Van
Prooijen, J. W. (2008). A just world and the emotional defense of
self. Social Psychology, 39, 117 - 120.
IJzerman, H., Van Dijk, W. W., & Gallucci, M. (2007). A bumpy
train ride: A field experiment on insult, honor, and emotional
response. Emotion, 7, 869 – 875.
Presentations:
IJzerman, H. (February,
2009). O termômetro das relações sociais: Mapeando proximidade
social na temperatura. Invited Presentation at Pontifícia
Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil.
IJzerman, H. (February,
2009). Culturally situated cognition. Invited Presentation at Saint
Vincent College, Latrobe, PA.
IJzerman, H. (February,
2009). Culturally situated cognition. Invited Presentation at
University of Rochester, NY.
IJzerman, H. & Semin, G.
R. (February, 2009). The thermometer of social relations:Mapping
social proximity on temperature. Poster Presentation at the Society
for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL, USA.**
IJzerman, H., & Semin, G.
R. (December, 2009). De relatiethermometer: Het gronden van sociale
nabijheid in temperatuur. Presentation at the ASPO Congress,
Amsterdam, 2008. Accepted for publication in Dutch Yearbook of
Social Psychology, 2008.
IJzerman, H., & Semin, G.
R. (September, 2008). The thermometer of social
relations:Mapping social proximity on temperature.
Presentation at the Transfer of Knowledge Conference of the
European Social Cognition Network.*
IJzerman, H., & Cohen. D.
(July, 2008). Embodiment in honor cultures. Invited Presentation at
the Embodiment Symposium at the International Conference of
Psychology, Berlin.
IJzerman, H., & Cohen. D.
(June, 2008). The hard embodiment of culture: The body as physical
interface for honor. Symposium Presentation at the General Meeting
of the European Association for Experimental Social Psychology,
Opatija, Croatia.
IJzerman, H. (June, 2007).
How can psychological research and practice benefit from one
another? Invited Speaker at Applied Psychology Symposium at VU
University, Amsterdam.
Cohen, D., Lueng, A., &
IJzerman, H. (December, 2006). The Embodiment of Moral Systems.
International Conference on Cultural Influences on Behavior. Hong
Kong University of Science and Technology.
IJzerman, H. (April 7, 2006). Short Stories in Culture and Emotion.
Lecture presented at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.
IJzerman, H., Van Dijk, W. W. & Gallucci, M. (December, 2005).
Toen wij uit Rotterdam vertrokken ... : Een veldexperiment naar de
relatie tussen belediging, emotionele reactie en eercultuur.
Presented at the ASPO Congress, Groningen, The Netherlands,
2005.
*This paper was elected runner-up in the European Social
Cognition Network’s Best Paper Award.
**This poster was elected for a travel stipend (top 15%
posters).
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