معرفی
Eric van Dijk is a Professor of Psychology and Social Decision Making at Leiden University's Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. His research focuses on economic and social decision making, particularly examining trust dynamics, conflict/cooperation behaviors, and the psychology of resource allocation.
- Graduated in economics and psychology from Groningen University
- Defended cum laude dissertation on social dilemmas in 1993
- Founded Leiden's Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour (2020)
Research Highlights:
Explores how people process ambiguous information in economic contexts (2003), investigates power dynamics in resource allocation (2005), and examines perspective-taking's role in conspiracy theory belief (2014). His work bridges behavioral economics and social psychology, addressing critical questions about human trust, fairness, and cooperative behaviors.
Academic Contributions:
Developed frameworks for understanding consequence-cause matching in decision making, and formulated models explaining how perspective taking mediates conspiracy beliefs. His recent work connects organizational psychology with societal trust mechanisms.
Teaching:
Leiden University BSc & MSc Psychology programs, including Economic and Consumer Psychology specialization (2010).
