519 search results for “evolutionary psychology” in the Staff website
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High school students get a taste of psychology: 'Later I'll become a neuroscientist'
How does loneliness work? What sometimes makes friendships complicated for autistic people? And why can the school building be such an unpleasant place for some pupils? Pupils explored this during their pre-university classes. 'I now have a good idea of what studying psychology entails.'
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New course Experimentation I: Programming Psychological Experiments developed with Grass shoot grant
Last year, Dr. Henk van Steenbergen received a Grass Shoot grant to completely redevelop the research master's course 'Experimentation I: Programming Psychological Experiments'. The revised course was taught for first time last block and has just come to an end. Time for a brief recap.
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Wouter Weeda appointed new Scientific Director of the Institute of Psychology
Wouter Weeda has been appointed Scientific Director of the Institute of Psychology by the Board of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. He will start on 1 December 2025 for a period of three years, succeeding Hanneke Hulst.
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Award for a method that can create even better algorithms
She develops algorithms that outperform leading optimization techniques and can be applied in many fields. For this work, Niki van Stein and her team have won the GECCO Humies Award. ‘With our method, we can create and refine algorithms for a wide range of applications—algorithms that are better than…
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Willem van der DoesSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Psychology alumnus Marisse van Os is helping improve mental health services from within
A psychology degree, a career that started in the commercial sector and now a role where she feels she can make a difference. For alumnus Marisse van Os (34) everything has come together in her current job at an innovative mental health services provider.
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This is how psychology students are trained to become autonomous professionals
Psychology students do not always feel sufficiently prepared for the responsibilities expected of them later in their studies. That is why they are now increasingly encouraged to learn autonomously at each course level. And that can be quite challenging, even for teachers.
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Tom KouwenhovenFaculty of Science
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Vibrant illustrations and mind-boggling graphs - Psychology students share insights into their research
Why do some smokers quit much more easily than others? Can we think ourself to insomnia? And does playing music together help to calm conflicts? Psychology students investigated these questions and presented their findings during the Psychology Science Day 2023.
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Marjolein FokkemaSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Julian SteinkeSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Mert YazanFaculty of Science
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Psychology Elevator Pitch: How a better sleep pattern makes students mentally healthier
Do you often find yourself exhausted in the lecture hall or at your workplace? Not great for your mental well-being, as Laura Pape knows. She is investigating how an online self-help program can assist in addressing sleep issues and preventing mental health problems. Join her on this elevator pitch…
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Education Kick-Off 2025: Encouraging psychology students to take responsibility
How can we enhance psychology students’ sense of responsibility for their own learning? Lecturer Anouk van der Weiden led a discussion on this pressing question during the Education Kick-Off on 28 February and explains why it’s so crucial to address it collectively.
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Psychology Connected: Depression and resilience
Conference
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From innovative idea to start-up: during new workshops psychology students learn about doing business
In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their valuable insights about lecturing. This month: Franz Wurm is developing entrepreneurship workshops together with PLNT for master’s students of Clinical Psychology. ‘We want to teach students to develop from passive consumers to become active…
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Psychology Connected: Work, Pressure or Pleasure?
Conference
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Josh RobisonSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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peace a chance: the way conflict can be eased, according to social psychology
How to reduce aggression when two parties are at odds? PhD research by psychologist Lennart Reddmann's shows that it can help to offer them a peaceful alternative. However, the attacking party benefits the most from such a solution.
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Is the Research Master’s in Psychology programme future-proof?
The midterm review is a moment for reflection on the Research Master’s in Psychology programme, and also a starting point for development. The review process is supported by everyone involved in the programme, including the students themselves. On 14 May, the external committee will visit the programme…
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Board of PsychologyAndrea Evers’ role in the new Executive Board of Psychology
The new Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology became effective on 1 February 2022. Scientific director Andrea Evers tells us where she gets her energy from.
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The new self-evaluation of the Institute of Psychology: ‘The quality of the academic culture is more important’
Better supervision of PhD candidates, clear guidelines on career paths and an MRI scanner that can be accessed by all researchers: these are the recommendations from the new self-evaluation. Colleagues say: ‘This forces us as an institute to formulate our mission and vision more precisely.’
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Podcast: Becoming a Clinical Psychologist
Soon you will have graduated, and then what? Maybe you've been dreaming of becoming a psychologist for years, but don't want to know where to start. In this episode, clinical psychologist and lecturer Sepideh Saadat tells you how to go about it.
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The psychological poverty trap: How lack of money impacts decision-making, procrastination and loss of control
Lack of money impacts how a person takes financial decisions: now or preferably later. Procrastination and avoidance behaviours in turn have an effect on lack of money, which can result in a sense of loss of control. These are the findings of psychologist Leon Hilbert in his PhD research, although the…
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Duygu Uysal DincolSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Kate KirkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Elise DusseldorpSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Jan SleutelsFaculty of Humanities
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Writer in residence
Writer in residence Ronald Giphart will explore a number of his own fascinations with Leiden students.
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Thomas BäckFaculty of Science
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Talk by Matthias Meyer from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Lecture
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Veronique de GuchtSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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More than motor skills: study of cognitive and psychological symptoms of Parkinson’s
Cognitive decline and anxiety in Parkinson’s disease are often only recognised at a late stage, in spite of their great impact. Research by Marit Ruitenberg focuses on new tests and methods to show up these symptoms earlier and make them more specific.
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Erica Bohnen
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Walk-in hour Financial Situation Institute of Psychology
Inloopuur Instituutsbestuur
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Walk-in hour Financial Situation Institute of Psychology
Inloopuur Instituutsbestuur
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Edwin de BeursSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Linda de VoogdSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Boitumelo VavaniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Julia van den BergSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Huub Middelkoop
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Arjaan WitSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Roy de KleijnSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Henk Staats
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Edwin BoezemanSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Bryant JongkeesSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Basic income would not reduce people’s willingness to work
A basic income would not necessarily mean that people would work less. This is the conclusion of a series of behavioural experiments by cognitive psychologist Fenna Poletiek, social psychologist Erik de Kwaadsteniet and cognitive psychologist Bastiaan Vuyk. They also found indications that people with…
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Psychology Connected: Human Mistakes
Conference
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Evert Jan van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities