Leiden Psychology Blog

Like a deer caught in the headlights?

BOOM!! You hear the sound of an explosion. The children in your classroom start panicking. You see through the window that the left wing of the school is on fire. How would you respond in such a situation?

Verena Ly • 27-11-2017

#MeToo gives people the courage to face the consequences

The #MeToo campaign has shown that sexual harassment is much more common than was previously believed. The campaign gives people the courage to share their negative experiences, because they see their friends and acquaintances also having that courage.

Gert-Jan Lelieveld • 20-11-2017

Physiological synchrony: key to dating success?

Finding love today is very different from earlier generations. Online dating has grown rapidly. In 2014 13% of Dutch relationships developed online; in 2003 less than 2%. The development of relationships is also changing. What effect will this have?

Eliska Prochazkova • 07-11-2017

Healthy Faculty Days 2017: Commit to being fit!

What if you could sleep like a baby? What if you could leave stress behind? What if you could give yourself the gift of an active lifestyle? These are the questions we asked ourselves in preparation for the Healthy Faculty Days 2017.

Viktoria Asamer + 3 others • 26-10-2017

Creating a brain atlas

Explorers in the 14th century were mapping planet earth, but explorers in the 21st century are still trying to map “planet brain”.

Klodiana Daphne Tona • 20-10-2017

Can your social circle motivate you to run a marathon?

Running a marathon: 26.2 miles of sweat, tears, and possibly chafed legs, blisters, dehydration and injuries. This does not sound very appealing, yet increasing numbers of people take part in marathons. What are their reasons for doing so?

Mara van der Meulen • 16-10-2017

Where blame begins…

Whether somebody is to blame for another person’s suffering is a question that is not always easy to answer. Psychologist Gert-Jan Lelieveld examines the origins of blame.

Gert-Jan Lelieveld • 17-07-2017