Rasha Kardosh
I am a PhD candidate at the Psychology department. Generally speaking, I am interested in the study of non-conscious ideologies. In one line of research I explore the mechanisms through which non-conscious ideologies operate within our cognitive system, and in another line I examine how these ideologies affect our perceptions and reasoning styles. I believe that by examining this, we can learn a lot about the interaction between social contexts and basic cognitive functions.
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[...] Rasha Kardosh Rina Schwartz Our cognitive system is tuned toward spotting the uncommon and unexpected. We propose that individuals coming from minority groups are, by definition, just that—uncommon and often unexpected. Consequently, they are psychologically salient in perception, memory, and visual awareness. This minority salience creates a tendency to overestimate the prevalence of minorities, leading to an erroneous picture of our social environments—an illusion of diversity. [...]