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Ask the Expert: Becoming More Charismatic

Sasha Block's (Work and Organisational Psychology) question:Dear Lara, We always hear that charisma matters (for example, in leadership), but how can one work on becoming…

Spiegeloog EditorsMarch 27, 2026

Ask the Expert Spiegeloog 442: Character

Ask the Expert: Supporting Colleagues With Chronic Illness

Dear Sasha, Since the pandemic, we have been seeing a marked increase in chronic, disabling illnesses. What can psychological research teach us about how people…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 16, 2026

Ask the Expert Spiegeloog 439: Balance

Ask the Expert: Why Gender Equality Isn’t Always What It Seems

Agneta Fischer Katharina Block Agneta Fischer's question Dear Kate, You are studying gender stereotypes and you have lived and earned your degrees in the US.…

Spiegeloog EditorsJune 30, 2025

Ask the Expert Spiegeloog 437: Direction

Ask the Expert: Nurture in Sexual Emotions

Mark Spiering Agneta Fischer Mark Spiering’s (Clinical Psychology) question Dear Agneta, Do you think all important gender differences in the sexual emotions are nurture? Mark…

Spiegeloog EditorsMarch 3, 2025

Ask the Expert Spiegeloog 436: Risk

Ask the Expert: Teaching and FMG Obligations

Angelique Bakker-Pieper Mark Spiering Angelique Bakker-Pieper’s (Work & Organizational Psychology) question Dear Mark, How is it to combine teaching and teaching related activities with your…

Spiegeloog EditorsJanuary 15, 2025

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 435: Fantasy

Ask the Expert: Teaching Dynamics

Annematt Collot D'Escury-Koenigs Angelique Bakker-Pieper Annematt Collot D'Escury-Koenigs's (developmental psychology) question Dear Angelique, How does teaching kids differ from teaching UvA students? Angelique Bakker-Pieper's (Work & Organizational…

Spiegeloog EditorsDecember 2, 2024

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 429: Explore

Ask the Expert: It is all about belonging

Allard Feddes Annematt Collot D'Escury-Koenigs Allard Fedde's question is for Annematt Collot D'Escury-Koenigs (Developmental Psychology) Dear Anne-Matt, You are an expert on antisocial behaviour in…

Spiegeloog EditorsDecember 4, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 428: Alive

Ask the Expert: Countering Radicalization

Marte Otten Allard Feddes Marte Otten's question is for Allard Feddes (Social Psychology) Dear Allard, Nowadays, every other newspaper article or talkshow discusses polarisation: the…

Spiegeloog EditorsOctober 17, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 427: Anomalies

Ask the Expert: Balancing Accuracy and ‘Coolness’

RICHARD RIDDERINKHOF’S QUESTION IS FOR MARTE OTTEN (BRAIN & COGNITION): Dear Marte, Your recent finding that human memory gets unreliable within seconds incited massive media…

Spiegeloog EditorsSeptember 20, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 426: Liberation

Ask the Expert: Emotions, Actions, & Cognitions

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsMay 3, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 425: Vision

Ask the Expert: Couple’s Conflicts

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.…

Spiegeloog EditorsMarch 29, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 424: Irrational

Ask the Expert: Investing in Youth Mental Health

Marija Maric’s (Developmental Psychopathology) question: Dear Bianca, We share the same passion for the conduct of youth intervention research. Can you tell us what the…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 16, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 423: Pride

Ask the Expert: Why are Single-Case Experimental Designs Helpful in Investigating Treatment Effects?

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 1, 2023

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 422: Solace

Ask the Expert: How do we Tackle Insomnia?

Astrid Homan (Work & Organizational Psychology) Jaap Lancee (Clinical Psychology) Astrid Homan's (Work & Organizational Psychology) Question: Dear Jaap, We have recently heard a lot…

Spiegeloog EditorsDecember 12, 2022

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 421: Reflections

Ask the Expert: What are the Benefits of Diversity?

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsNovember 7, 2022

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 420: Taboo

Ask the Expert: How do racial and gender biases in AI come to be?

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsSeptember 30, 2022

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 419: Harmony

Ask the Expert: Can AI Learn From One Shot?

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsJune 6, 2022

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 418: Time

Ask the Expert: Is Chess a Good Model for Human Intelligence?

Steven Scholte Han van der Maas Steven Scholte's (Brain and Cognition) question Dear Han, You are a great expert of intelligent systems. Also, you are…

Spiegeloog EditorsApril 25, 2022

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 416: Language

Ask the Expert: How can the current developments in AI deepen our understanding of human intelligence?

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 9, 2022

Ask the Expert People Spiegeloog 415: Home

Ask the Expert: Are we going towards a degree inflation?

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsDecember 10, 2021

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 413: Nature

Ask the Expert: Education needs feedback

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsOctober 1, 2021

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 412: Happiness

Ask the Expert: Making group work fair

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,…

Spiegeloog EditorsJuly 13, 2021

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 411: Power

Ask the Expert: Breaking the cultural norms

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsMay 10, 2021

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 410: Rainbows

Ask the Expert: The comfort art offers in Covid-19 times

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…

Spiegeloog EditorsMarch 22, 2021

Ask the Expert People Science Spiegeloog 409: Conflict

Ask the Expert: Staying happy and healthy at work

Hilde Geurts Machteld van den Heuvel Hilde Geurts' (Brain & Cognition) question Dear Machteld, Your research focuses on how employees stay happy and healthy at…

Spiegeloog EditorsFebruary 10, 2021