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Reward rather than punish 17 January 2017
People prefer to reward cooperative behaviour than punish egotistical behaviour, even if this egotism has a negative effect on others. This is the con...
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Highly gifted children benefit from explanation as much as their peers 17 January 2017
We often assume that highly gifted children always perform at maximum capacity. Psychologist Bart Vogelaar discovered that this group too benefits fr...
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Four social and behavioural 2016 prize winners 12 January 2017
Following the New Year's speech of Dean Hanna Swaab a total of 4 prize winners were showered with praise and flowers during the new year's reception 1...
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If your friends jump in the river… 12 January 2017
Young people influence one another to take greater risks, although it's not quite that cut and dried. This is what development psychologist Jorien van...
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Eveline Crone in Social Sciences Council 06 January 2017
From 1 January 2017, Professor of neurocognitive developmental psychology Eveline Crone has been appointed member of the Social Sciences Council of th...
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Social Science Matters: How should we discuss terrorism in our schools? 21 December 2016
As schools in the U.S., students have to enter through security gates; schools in Belgium were forced to remain closed for several days after the atta...
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Jojanneke van der Toorn appointed to new Workplace Pride chair 20 December 2016
From 1 January 2017 Jojanneke van der Toorn will be the first holder of the Workplace Pride special chair, with a focus on the inclusion of people who...
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Pregnancy changes brain structure 19 December 2016
Brain researcher Elseline Hoekzema has discovered that the structure of the brain changes during pregnancy, particularly those areas related to social...
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Even unconscious stress can cause stress symptoms 30 November 2016
Our vision of stress is starting to change fundamentally. We can suffer stress without even being aware of it, while sleeping as wall as during the da...
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Chimpanzees recognise one another from their rear ends 29 November 2016
It is important for social animals to be able to recognise one another quickly. Humans are able to recognise each other immediately from their faces. ...
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Janneke Fruin-Helb grant for Elise Kortink 25 November 2016
Elise Kortink, student of the Master in Psychology (research) won the award for the best LUF-grant application of 2016 with her research proposal for ...
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'Personalized medicine' as ideal in treatment of psychiatric disorders 09 November 2016
An ever widening gap is appearing between clinical practice and the treatment prescribed in DSM-5, the standard work on schizophrenia, psychiatrist Ja...
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Brain activity of popular adolescents measured 28 October 2016
Adolescents who were more popular among their classmates in junior school are often the ones who are more inclined to share things fairly with others....
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‘The Honours Academy is a testing ground’ 11 October 2016
Pushing the limits and trying things out. The academic year of the Honours Academy started on 10 October and all the speakers encouraged students to j...
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'Researching research is not a luxury; it’s a necessity' 11 October 2016
It sounds credible: ‘Research has shown that…’, but is it really? Read in the research dossier ‘From data to insight: the importance of sound research...