Henk Jan Conradi’s (Clinical Psychology) question: Dear Richard, At the clinical psychology department we are, of course, interested in psychotherapy. Starting points for change differ…
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Bianca Boyer’s (Developmental Psychology) question: Dear Henk Jan, An interesting part of your work is the effectiveness of couples therapy and the working mechanisms thereof.…
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Jaap Lancee’ (Clinical Psychology) question: Dear Marija, A couple of years ago we published a case series together on the effects of sleep treatment on…
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David Amodio (Social Psychology) Astrid Homan (Work & Organisational Psychology) David Amodio's (Social Psychology) question: Dear Astrid, In recent years, the lack of diversity in…
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The Christiaan Hamaker prize is awarded to the best propaedeutic thesis in the psychology bachelor at the University of Amsterdam every year. Last academic year,…
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Claire Stevenson (Psychological Methods) David Amodio (Social Psychology) Claire Stevenson's (Psychological Methods) question: Dear David, You are a social neuroscientist who investigates the psychological and…
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I’d done it before (and doubtless I’ll do it again, sooner or later) woke up with a head on the pillow beside me – whose?…
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Han van der Maas Claire Stevenson Han van der Maas' (Psychological Methods) question Dear Claire, You are a great expert of intelligent systems. With regard…
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Ingmar Visser Steven Scholte Ingmar Visser's (Developmental Psychology) question Dear Steven, Artificial intelligence is once again on the rise after what is called the AI…
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Illustration by Jon Williams, Real Change Me: Hello! AI bot: I don’t talk to you. Me: Oh, why not. AI bot: You don’t care why.…
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Roeland Voskens Ingmar Visser Roeland Voskens' (Social Psychology) question Dear Ingmar, In a recent article in the NRC, it is claimed that due to the…
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Hillie Aaldering Roeland Voskens Hillie Aaldering's (Work and Organizational Psychology) question Dear Roeland, As you know, I am very interested in maintaining and increasing the…
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Brenda Jansen Hillie Aaldering Brenda Jansen's (Clinical Developmental Psychology) question Dear Hillie, Because collaboration is often an important part of the job, in many settings,…
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In a research article from 1961, 386 convicted women were interviewed, and it was shown that 49% of them committed their crime during menstruation or…
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Eftychia Stamkou Brenda Jansen Eftychia Stamkou (Social Psychology) question Dear Brenda, What does it take for children to start questioning a cultural norm that they…
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You study ‘the processes through which art transforms individuals and societies’. I wonder if you have any insights for us how art may help us…
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Hilde Geurts Machteld van den Heuvel Hilde Geurts' (Brain & Cognition) question Dear Machteld, Your research focuses on how employees stay happy and healthy at…
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The Christiaan Hamaker prize is awarded to the best propedeautic thesis in the psychology bachelor at the University of Amsterdam every year. The Female Orgasm…
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Annemie Ploeger's (Developmental Psychology) question Dear Hilde, I remember a lecture (probably given by you) in which data were shown that were pretty remarkable. The…
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Bastiaan Rutjens’ (Social Psychology) question: Dear Annemie, I recently noticed an interesting behavior that my 16-months old daughter displays on a regular basis. She appears…
Spiegeloog EditorsMay 18, 2020
The continuous spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the looming threat for the coming years and the never-ending quarantine guidelines in most countries have drastically changed…
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