Anomalies are usually triggering for us. Imagine your doctor telling you that there’s an anomaly in your blood test. You would be alarmed, would try…
Arda ErginOctober 6, 2023
In the behavioral sciences, one of the main methodological tensions is between qualitative and quantitative approaches. Traditionally, qualitative approaches focus on understanding human behavior through…
Denny BorsboomSeptember 27, 2023
This summer I visited one of the most fascinating countries I’ve ever been to: Israel. A place full of excitement, history, but also tension. During…
Vadim MartschenkoSeptember 25, 2023
INTRO It’s a busy night in the theater of soon-to-be-forgotten psychology essays: researchers are preregistering their guesses regarding the performance; the puppeteer is frenetically replacing…
SIOS EditorsSeptember 22, 2023
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
Sex education is often viewed as a crucial aspect of education, as it empowers individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to engage in safe…
Sara Fontecha MorganSeptember 18, 2023
Humans have built a world that thrives on connection. Isolation stands as a potent aberration, casting its shadow upon our thoroughly social existence. It is…
Shriya BangSeptember 15, 2023
We have all experienced days where our anxiety or low mood take over and life becomes heavier than usual. Additionally, most of us have jokingly…
Katie ZankelSeptember 13, 2023
Dr. Stephen Shore once said, “If you've met one person with autism, you've met one person with autism.” The autism spectrum encompasses a wide variety…
Jules KotowiczSeptember 11, 2023
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,…
Spiegeloog EditorsSeptember 8, 2023
In December 2022, along with many other students, I signed a petition from the University Rebellion UvA which demanded that the UvA cut their ties…
Laura SpringerSeptember 6, 2023
Dear readers, Welcome back! We hope that you are well-rested after the summer break and are ready to kick off the new academic year. Our…
Evita Egert and Anushka SabhanamSeptember 4, 2023