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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more 27 November 2023When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that ...
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Four projects awarded science communication grants 24 November 2023A climate game, a science and music festival, a mobile psychology lab and interactive sessions on anxiety in children. The Dutch Research Council (NWO...
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Illusions as the key: how spatial technology can help patients 23 November 2023Spatial technology such as virtual reality can help patients who have difficulty with spatial cognition, for instance if they keep on losing their way...
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Oh no, a mistake! Investigating the constant performance monitoring in our heads 17 November 2023Psychologist Myrthe Jansen conducted research into the performance monitoring that constantly takes place in our heads. People with obsessive-compulsi...
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How to keep a forest happy? A study on singing behaviour in BaYaka hunter gatherers in Congo 07 November 2023Women during tuber finding events were more likely to sing when they were in large groups, especially when group members were less familiar. That was ...
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ZonMw grant for Leonie Vreeke to develop a stepped-care treatment for very shy young children 06 November 2023Psychologist Leonie Vreeke is ready to start a new 5-year research project which was granted by ZonMw with nearly € 600.000,-. A PhD student and a res...
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Feeling overwhelmed by your PhD? This new infographic offers guidance 02 November 2023Providing and receiving feedback, meeting deadlines, and simultaneously considering your future: how to juggle all these tasks during a PhD project? T...
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A little aggression helps children in their social development, Simone Dobbelaar discovered during her PhD 02 November 2023Is aggression always bad? PhD research by psychologist Simone Dobbelaar shows that it is not. In fact, children who occasionally fiercely defend thems...
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With this app, students learn to recognise an argumentative error from that aunt over Christmas dinner 02 November 2023In this ‘Educatips’ column, Psychology lecturers share their most important lessons about teaching. This month: Zsuzsika Sjoerds and Sebo Uithol teach...
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Making technology work for justice involved youth 26 October 2023Despite the promising effects of technology in assessment and treatment, the actual use of novel technologies in juvenile justice context remains limi...
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Social Science Matters: Freedom of choice or group pressure? 24 October 2023Dutch politician Caroline van der Plas recently said: ‘Populist sentiments matter’. As the elections approach, we focus on how people decide who or wh...
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Lingling Weng aims to improve clinical practice with placebo and nocebo effects 17 October 2023The placebo effect was completely new to her when Lingling Weng began the PhD project in Leiden. She is now a postdoc in China. 'It would be great to ...
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Major research project GUTS kicks off: How can this generation of young people grow up successfully? 16 October 2023After a big two-day conference, the Growing Up Together in Society consortium has officially begun. Researchers from seven universities will spend the...
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The rocking researcher: Marjolein Fokkema connects disciplines with algorithms and pop songs 16 October 2023From predicting Alzheimer’s to the growth of organisms: psychologist Marjolein Fokkema’s algorithms can be used in many disciplines. They also provide...
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Volunteers needed for brain study in resilience research project 04 October 2023Why do some people with adverse childhood experiences develop mental health conditions whereas others do not? To find out, the Leiden research project...