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Ali Karaca

Graduate Research Assistant

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I am currently pursuing my Master’s in Social Psychology at Kadir Has University, aspiring to become a scientist who explores the deeper questions of human existence and how we interpret them. Both my academic and personal journey are guided by a long-standing curiosity for existentialism and by a desire to understand the ambiguities that underlie moral and social life. At MINT Lab, I am currently studying how scarcity mindset influences analytical thinking and decision-making. I want to understand how people navigate limited resources, uncertainty, and competing moral demands.

I am a proud graduate of Darüşşafaka, where I first cultivated a love for inquiry, resilience, and critical thinking. My experiences there continue to shape the way I approach both science and life. Debating and arguing has been central to who I am: it trained me to question assumptions, embrace complexity, and seek meaning at the edges of certainty. Beyond academics, I am also a novice writer and an amateur artist. Looking forward, I hope to contribute to a psychology that not only advances theory but also speaks to the pressing issues of our time from how scarcity shapes human judgment to how cooperation can be sustained in increasingly complex political and social worlds.

Ali Karaca
moral intuitions

The MINT Lab

mintlab (at) khas.edu.tr

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