A few months ago I was sitting with my mom on the terrace of Bagels & Beans just across the street from the Roeterseilandcampus. My…
Lisanne van der VeldenMarch 27, 2020
In his allegory of the cave, the philosopher Plato imagines a group of people seated in a cave, looking at a wall in front of…
Denny BorsboomMarch 23, 2020
Is the world precisely as it appears in our mind’s eye, or is what we see an illusion? Over the last thirty years, cognitive psychologists…
Paul CookMarch 20, 2020
Authenticiteit! Eerlijkheid! Blijf bij jezelf! Wandel langs de psychologieafdeling van een boekhandel en je ontkomt niet aan de zelfhulpboeken met grote tips om een…
Jihane ChaaraMarch 18, 2020
For this month’s office hours, we visited Marc Heerdink and asked him about three personal items in his office. Marc is an assistant-professor in the…
Julius DullaertMarch 16, 2020
Tien jaar geleden ontstak een storm in de sociale wetenschappen. Met de replicatiecrisis leken onze ergste vermoedens werkelijkheid te worden. ‘Waar zijn we mee bezig?’…
Henrik PröpperMarch 14, 2020
Boekrecensie van het boek Praten met Vreemden door Malcolm GladwellHoe vaak is het je wel niet overkomen dat er verbazing, irritatie of zelf ruzie is ontstaan…
Dewi JagerMarch 13, 2020
Sanne de Wit’s (Clinical Psychology) Question: Dear Matthijs, As discussed here, habits may persist even when one consciously intends to suppress or change the behavior.…
Evita EgertMarch 11, 2020
With the recent implementation of an international bachelor at the Psychology department (since 2018-2019), the topic of diversity has become more relevant at our department.…
Lydia TianMarch 9, 2020
For centuries, it was believed that humans made decisions on the basis of maximizing value. Recent theories and evidence show that this is most likely…
Néstor Narbona ChulviMarch 6, 2020
Divorce dramas don’t need an innovative story-line to succeed. The sheer emotional violence that leaves the former lovers heartbroken is often enough to immerse the…
Valentin WeberMarch 4, 2020
What do you do when everyday images do not resemble you or your close ones, appearance-wise? Tyler Mitchell, a 26-year-old american photographer, took inspiration and…
Annabel SimjouwMarch 2, 2020