I am an Associate Professor of Psychology at SWPS University and Director of the Egocentric Morality Lab. My research develops a theory of motivated moral cognition, examining how moral judgments and fairness perceptions, although experienced as objective and principled, are systematically shaped by self-interest, identity, and social context.
Using experimental methods from moral and social psychology, I investigate egocentric bias in moral character evaluation, fairness judgments in institutional settings, and public responses to algorithmic decision-making systems. My work integrates moral psychology, judgment and decision-making, justice research, and human–AI interaction to explain how moral evaluations function in real-world contexts.
My research has been supported by multiple competitive grants from the National Science Centre (NCN) and international research organizations.
Fot. Emi Karpowicz
Research Focus
Motivated Moral Cognition
Why moral judgments feel objective—even when shaped by personal interests.
Fairness and Institutional Decision-Making
How people evaluate fairness in human, algorithmic, and hybrid systems.
Human–AI Moral Evaluation
Psychological foundations of trust in algorithmic governance.
Current Funding
OPUS 29
Perceived Fairness and Self-Interest Bias in Algorithmic and Human Decision-Making
Funded by the National Science Centre (NCN), Poland.
The Egocentric Morality Lab
I direct the Egocentric Morality Lab, a research group dedicated to advancing a psychologically grounded theory of moral objectivity and bias in modern institutional contexts.
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