Irene Razpurker-Apfeld
Biographic Data
| ID | 232167 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Irene Razpurker-Apfeld |
| GIVEN NAMES | Irene |
| FAMILY NAME | Razpurker-Apfeld |
| SIGNATURE | RAZPURKER-APFELD I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zefat Academic College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Seeing and thinking groups: Embodied foundations of perceptual and social structuring
The processes of perceptual organization and social categorization share the goal of simplifying and structuring the world, though they have traditionally been studied within separate branches of psychology. Drawing on embodied cognition, this perspective suggests that both processes stem from bodily experiences. Early sensorimotor experiences, such as being held in proximity or rocked in synchrony, may have shaped the principles of perceptual or…
Concreteness and Abstractness as Causes and Effects of Identification with Media Characters
We explored new antecedents and consequences of identification with media characters that are related to concreteness or abstractness of representations. First, we examined how the portrayal of the protagonist’s behavior affects the reader’s identification with her. Participants read one of four narratives in which we manipulated the character’s usual behavior (abstract traits) and her behavior on a specific bad day (concrete states). As expected…
Out-group prosocial giving during childhood: The role of in-group preference and out-group attitudes in a divided society
Amid protracted conflict, children are raised in divided contexts that shape the development of their intergroup attitudes and behaviors. Social identity development theory (SIDT) suggests that in-group preference may contribute to more negative out-group attitudes and behaviors in middle childhood. In such contexts, in-group favoritism may shape resource distribution, a key indicator of prosocial behavior. This study examined the predictors of r…
Embodied Cognition and Media Engagement: When the Loneliness of the Protagonist Makes the Reader Sense Coldness (and Vice Versa)
Embodied cognition research documents the interplay between physical sensations and corresponding psychological experiences within the individual. Accordingly, physical warmth leads to a sense of social inclusion, and being socially rejected leads to physical coldness. In the current research, we demonstrate that these embodied cognition relationships also apply to a media consumer and a media character with whom the consumer identifies. In Study…
Investigating Stereotypes Among Minority Group Members in Israel: The Role of Ingroup and Outgroup Symbols
This research examined the influence of exposure to ingroup and outgroup concepts on stereotypes of minority members toward the majority. Arab participants were primed by concepts representing group affiliation content (Jewish concepts or Arab concepts), and then their stereotypes toward Jewish people were examined. It was found that priming group concepts had differential effects on Arab minority subgroups, where the Muslim group revealed more n…
Exposure to religious outgroup symbols and intergroup anxiety in Israel
Israel is often at the centre of debate regarding religious diversity. We examined how exposure to religious symbols is associated with intergroup anxiety perceived from the Jewish majority among Arab minority groups. We found that outgroup and ingroup priming had different consequences for the two Arab groups: when primed with outgroup Jewish concepts, Arab-Muslim persons reported higher intergroup anxiety than Arab-Christian participants. Howev…
Religious Primes and Threat-Perceptions as Predictors of Attitudes toward Muslims in Israel
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Investigating Stereotypes Among Minority Group Members in Israel: The Role of Ingroup and Outgroup Symbols
This research examined the influence of exposure to ingroup and outgroup concepts on stereotypes of minority members toward the majority. Arab participants were primed by concepts representing group affiliation content (Jewish concepts or Arab concepts), and then their stereotypes toward Jewish people were examined. It was found that priming group concepts had differential effects on Arab minority subgroups, where the Muslim group revealed more n…
Exposure to religious outgroup symbols and intergroup anxiety in Israel
Israel is often at the centre of debate regarding religious diversity. We examined how exposure to religious symbols is associated with intergroup anxiety perceived from the Jewish majority among Arab minority groups. We found that outgroup and ingroup priming had different consequences for the two Arab groups: when primed with outgroup Jewish concepts, Arab-Muslim persons reported higher intergroup anxiety than Arab-Christian participants. Howev…
Religious Primes and Threat-Perceptions as Predictors of Attitudes toward Muslims in Israel
Out-group prosocial giving during childhood: The role of in-group preference and out-group attitudes in a divided society
Amid protracted conflict, children are raised in divided contexts that shape the development of their intergroup attitudes and behaviors. Social identity development theory (SIDT) suggests that in-group preference may contribute to more negative out-group attitudes and behaviors in middle childhood. In such contexts, in-group favoritism may shape resource distribution, a key indicator of prosocial behavior. This study examined the predictors of r…
Embodied Cognition and Media Engagement: When the Loneliness of the Protagonist Makes the Reader Sense Coldness (and Vice Versa)
Embodied cognition research documents the interplay between physical sensations and corresponding psychological experiences within the individual. Accordingly, physical warmth leads to a sense of social inclusion, and being socially rejected leads to physical coldness. In the current research, we demonstrate that these embodied cognition relationships also apply to a media consumer and a media character with whom the consumer identifies. In Study…
Concreteness and Abstractness as Causes and Effects of Identification with Media Characters
We explored new antecedents and consequences of identification with media characters that are related to concreteness or abstractness of representations. First, we examined how the portrayal of the protagonist’s behavior affects the reader’s identification with her. Participants read one of four narratives in which we manipulated the character’s usual behavior (abstract traits) and her behavior on a specific bad day (concrete states). As expected…
Seeing and thinking groups: Embodied foundations of perceptual and social structuring
The processes of perceptual organization and social categorization share the goal of simplifying and structuring the world, though they have traditionally been studied within separate branches of psychology. Drawing on embodied cognition, this perspective suggests that both processes stem from bodily experiences. Early sensorimotor experiences, such as being held in proximity or rocked in synchrony, may have shaped the principles of perceptual or…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (3 works) · Ingroups and outgroups (3 works) · Judaism (3 works) · Social group (3 works) · Social identity theory (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Theology (3 works)