Natalia Bogado is a doctoral candidate in communication psychology at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (Germany). Her research focuses on information effects on attitudes and behaviour and how biased cognition and motivated reasoning affects these effects. Born in Argentina and currently living in Berlin, Natalia has lived in New Zealand for many years and can speak several languages (e.g., Spanish, English, French, Portuguese, Italian, and German).

Project description:

Never before have people had such easy access to information on such a wide range of topics. Yet, attitude polarisation and disinformation grow everywhere, suggesting that people are irrationally rejecting accurate information and embracing disinformation. In an experimental setting, this project will continue to advance research showing that biased cognitive processing – a systematic thought process characterised by the tendency to process and interpret information through a filter of personal experience and preferences– may explain why attitudes are turning more resilient and increasingly immune to counter-attitudinal information.

If you feel like Natalia’s project is the one for you, you can apply to join her team at jSchool 2023! To get more information on how to apply, the deadlines and more, visit this page.