Magdalena Król

Magdalena Król is a Professor and Associate Head at SWPS University’s Faculty of Psychology in Wrocław, leading the Department of Cognitive Psychology and Individual Differences and the Psychological Research Laboratory. Her research focuses on cognitive and developmental psychology, particularly using eye-tracking to study how individuals process environmental information and make decisions. She investigates differences in information processing among neurodivergent populations, such as those on the autism spectrum. She has secured grants from the Foundation for Polish Science and the National Science Centre, and her work appears in journals like Cognitive Science and Neuropsychologia. She teaches developmental psychology and actively contributes to interdisciplinary research on neurodiversity and decision-making mechanisms.

• Affiliations: SWPS University, Institute of Psychology, Wrocław
• Key Research Themes: Eye-tracking methodologies, autism spectrum disorders, decision-making processes, neurodiversity

Her studies explore how prior knowledge influences visual attention (e.g., diminished use in autism), the role of intentionality in children’s perceptions of lying, and the relationship between neurodiversity and psychological well-being. Grants have supported her work on strategic thinking in autism and sensory integration differences. She co-leads research projects on cognitive diagnostics using eye-movement analysis and crossmodal perception in neurodivergent individuals.