PhD., Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2004)
MSc, Social and Organizational Psychology, ISCTE-IUL (1998)
Lic., Sociology, ISCTE-IUL (1995)
Associate Professor, Faculdade de Psicologia
Researcher, CEPCA
Research Interests:
Relational Models Theory
Cross-cultural mapping of relational models use in social relations
Interaction, embodied psychology, and relational models in ingroup and intergroup relations: experimental effects of commensalism, touching, spatial positions and movements; meta-analysis of implicit relational effects in the minimal group paradigm
Hormonal mediation of group bonding and intergroup relations
Representative publications:
Brito, R., Waldzus, S., Sekerdej, M., & Schubert, T. (2011). The contexts and structures of relating to others: How memberships in different types of groups shape the construction of interpersonal relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28(3): 406-431.
Correia, I., Brito, R., Vala, J., & Perez, J.A. (2005). Normes anti-racistes et persistance du racisme flagrant: Analyse comparative des attitudes face aux Tziganes et face aux Noirs au Portugal. [Anti-racist norms and persistence of blatant racism: Comparative analyse of attitudes regarding Gypsies and Blacks in Portugal] Psihologia Sociala, 15: 7-22.
Klein, O., Azzi, A. E., Brito, R., & Berckmans, S. (2000). Nationalism and the strategic expression of identity. In T. Postmes, S. Reicher, T. Lea & R. Spears (Eds.) SIDE issues centre stage: Recent developments in studies of de-individuation in groups (pp. 131-141). Amsterdão: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen.
Vala, J., Brito, R., & Lopes, D. (1999). Expressões dos racismos em Portugal: perspectivas psicossociológicas [Expressions of racisms in Portugal]. Lisboa: Instituto de Ciências Sociais.
Review Activity:
European Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Journal of Personal and Social Relationships
Collaborations:
Alan Fiske (UCLA)
Ana Louceiro (ISCTE-IUL)
António Lopes (ULHT, ITQB)
Cláudia Simão (ISCTE-IUL)
Hans Ijzerman (VU Amsterdam)
Mayuko Onuki (University of Southern California)
Sven Waldzus (ISCTE-IUL)
Thomas Schubert (ISCTE-IUL)
Memberships:
European Association of Social Psychology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Rodrigo Brito
PhD., Psychology, Université Libre de Bruxelles (2004) MSc, Social and Organizational Psychology, ISCTE-IUL (1998) Lic., Sociology, ISCTE-IUL (1995) Associate Professor, Faculdade de Psicologia Researcher, CEPCA
Research Interests:
Relational Models Theory
Cross-cultural mapping of relational models use in social relations
Interaction, embodied psychology, and relational models in ingroup and intergroup relations: experimental effects of
commensalism, touching, spatial positions and movements; meta-analysis of implicit relational effects in the minimal group paradigm
Hormonal mediation of group bonding and intergroup relations
Representative publications:
Brito, R., Waldzus, S., Sekerdej, M., & Schubert, T. (2011). The contexts and structures of relating to others: How memberships in different types of groups shape the construction of interpersonal relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 28(3): 406-431. Correia, I., Brito, R., Vala, J., & Perez, J.A. (2005). Normes anti-racistes et persistance du racisme flagrant: Analyse comparative des attitudes face aux Tziganes et face aux Noirs au Portugal. [Anti-racist norms and persistence of blatant racism: Comparative analyse of attitudes regarding Gypsies and Blacks in Portugal] Psihologia Sociala, 15: 7-22. Klein, O., Azzi, A. E., Brito, R., & Berckmans, S. (2000). Nationalism and the strategic expression of identity. In T. Postmes, S. Reicher, T. Lea & R. Spears (Eds.) SIDE issues centre stage: Recent developments in studies of de-individuation in groups (pp. 131-141). Amsterdão: Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Vala, J., Brito, R., & Lopes, D. (1999). Expressões dos racismos em Portugal: perspectivas psicossociológicas [Expressions of racisms in Portugal]. Lisboa: Instituto de Ciências Sociais.
Review Activity:
European Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Journal of Personal and Social Relationships
Collaborations:
Alan Fiske (UCLA)
Ana Louceiro (ISCTE-IUL)
António Lopes (ULHT, ITQB)
Cláudia Simão (ISCTE-IUL)
Hans Ijzerman (VU Amsterdam)
Mayuko Onuki (University of Southern California)
Sven Waldzus (ISCTE-IUL)
Thomas Schubert (ISCTE-IUL)
Memberships:
European Association of Social Psychology
Society for Personality and Social Psychology