Milena Kaprálová, Author at Spiegeloog

Spiegeloog 420: ‘Taboo’ – Editorial

Dear readers, We hope that you’re all well-rested after the summer holidays, and excited for the new academic year! This issue has also been the…

Milena Kaprálová and Esna Mualla GunaySeptember 5, 2022

Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

Spiegeloog 419: ‘Harmony’ – Editorial

Dear readers, As the war in Ukraine unfolds, we’re terrified, confused and wonder when it will be over and what happens next. Aside from the…

Milena Kaprálová and Esna Mualla GunayMay 6, 2022

International Classroom Spiegeloog 418: Time

International Classroom: Rosie Zheng Wins the ECHO Award

Rosie Zheng is a truly remarkable human being. Having finished her bachelor in Psychology and then Artificial Intelligence at the UvA (during which she wrote…

Milena KaprálováApril 6, 2022

Spiegeloog 418: Time

Spiegeloog 418: ‘Time’ – Editorial

Dear readers, The spring semester is halfway gone, and we’re more often facing the dilemma of whether to study or to spend time sunbathing in…

Milena Kaprálová and Esna Mualla GunayMarch 28, 2022

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 417: Science

Bacchus: What Is Critical Thinking

You know the story: You come to the university, and the first lecture is about how your programme is comprehensive and superior to any high…

Milena KaprálováMarch 24, 2022

Spiegeloog 417: Science

Spiegeloog 417: ‘Science’ – Editorial

Dear readers, Passion for (psychological) science and research is what brings the Spiegeloog board together. For this issue, we were very happy to welcome more…

Esna Mualla Gunay and Milena KaprálováFebruary 14, 2022

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 416: Language

Bacchus: Everyone Should Learn to Code

With rapidly developing technology, the demand for skilled computer scientists is surging, or at least people with some skills in programming. Things become even more…

Milena KaprálováFebruary 11, 2022

PSYCHsources Spiegeloog 416: Language

PSYCHsources: Mathematical Psychology

The term ‘mathematical psychology’ might to some of you sound like an oxymoron, a phrase that contains two irreconcilable words - mathematics and psychology. However,…

Milena KaprálováJanuary 28, 2022

Spiegeloog 415: Home

Can We Get Attached to Places?

Going through any social psychology textbook, we see that the need to belong is a fundamental need that every person has. We need to feel…

Milena KaprálováNovember 24, 2021

Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Fractals to the Rescue!

Many people have taken up gardening or some other plant-related hobby during the pandemic. It seems that when we have the opportunity, we surround ourselves…

Milena KaprálováSeptember 15, 2021

Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Quantifying Happiness

People want to be happy and to know how happy others are. To convey how happy we are, we have to define happiness and then…

Milena KaprálováMay 26, 2021

International Classroom Spiegeloog 411: Power

International Classroom: UvA Walks

Since February, UvA students who would like to meet new people or who feel lonely during the pandemic can go for a walk with another…

Milena KaprálováApril 6, 2021

Office Hours Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Office Hours: Titia Beek

For this issue's Office Hours, Spiegeloog talked to Titia Beek. Titia Beek has obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degree at the UvA, specializing in social…

Milena KaprálováMarch 15, 2021

Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Reflections Know-How

We are told that reflection is very important in the learning process, and are encouraged to reflect a lot during our studies. What makes reflection…

Milena KaprálováFebruary 24, 2021

Spiegeloog 409: Conflict Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa: The Use and Misuse of the Experimental Method in Social Psychology

Milgram, Sherif, Rosenhan, Zimbardo, Rosenthal. To any psychology student, these names signify the giants of social psychology whose legacy is unspeakable. However, is it really…

Milena KaprálováJanuary 6, 2021

Bacchus News & opinion Spiegeloog 408: Consequences

Bacchus: Toward More Desirable Consequences

Sometimes it feels to me that science is like a fortress to people who are not directly contributing to it, unknown and a little bit…

Milena KaprálováDecember 17, 2020

Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown What is it like?

What is it like: Maxi Maier

Maxi Maier What is it like to be a Psychology student? Three questions for Maxi Maier (master : Research Methods). What is the most useful…

Milena KaprálováSeptember 11, 2020

Office Hours Spiegeloog 406: The Unknown

Office Hours: Lotte Lebbink

For this month’s office hours, Spiegeloog talked to Lotte Lebbink, a tutorial teacher in Psychology at the UvA. She obtained both her bachelor’s and master’s…

Milena KaprálováSeptember 4, 2020

Pandēmus Spiegeloog 405: Together

Current Topic: Corona Research I

On Thursday, 18th June 2020, Spiegeloog interviewed two researchers from UvA Psychology in a live Zoom organized by Ingmar Visser – Director of Psychology. We…

Lydia Tian, Néstor Narbona Chulvi, Nitya Shah, Paul Cook and Milena KaprálováJuly 3, 2020

Spiegeloog 405: Together

Moody Friends Make Us Moody

In the past weeks, everyone has been afraid of catching or spreading the coronavirus. Rightfully so, as personal responsibility can save lives in this case.…

Milena KaprálováJune 8, 2020

Spiegeloog 404: Experience

How to Embody Music

Music is more influential than most of us assume. On average, music influences our emotions during two of three encounters with it. Arguably, there are large…

Milena KaprálováMay 15, 2020

Spiegeloog 403: Global

Thought and Travelling

Many of us can’t imagine spending holidays without going abroad. The world is ‘going global’ and we are still finding out what the consequences are:…

Milena KaprálováApril 17, 2020