Leiden Psychology Blog

Why we are doomed when handwriting disappears

A recent study shows that computer use in schools is negatively correlated with academic performance. I say it’s time to start emphasizing handwriting in schools again.

Stephen B.R.E. Brown • 20-10-2015

Can’t find my keys: innocent or problematic forgetfulness?

Where are my keys? What was I going to do? I can’t focus! Everyone experiences cognitive problems from time to time. But to what extent do they relate to actual cognitive impairment?

Karin van der Hiele • 12-10-2015

Just joking! …?! – Workplace bullying and mental health

Half a million people have suffered from bullying at work in the past year. And 80,000 of these people have been structurally humiliated, excluded, verbally abused, or threatened (TNO). What do we know about how workplace bullying affects our health?

Marc Molendijk + 1 other • 28-09-2015

Bridges between education and neuroscience

Educational science and neuroscience - can they benefit one another? Researchers in both fields are enthusiastic to build bridges, but the expectations must be realistic. An educational neuroscience meeting was hosted in Leiden to get the dialogue going.

Anna van Duijvenvoorde • 25-09-2015

A Serious Game for Psychologists

How to pimp up innovation and replication in psychological science?

Fenna Poletiek • 18-09-2015

Adolescence – a springboard to adulthood

Little children compare themselves with themselves. Uncomplicated: ‘I can run fast; I can write neatly; I’m a big boy; I'm a smart boy’. But all that changes in puberty.

Eveline Crone • 03-09-2015

On sabbatical

“Enjoying your vacation?”, my friends and relations ask me, knowing I’m ‘on sabbatical’. At home the word sabbatical triggers a knowing grin; I’m working as much as ever. But my stress levels are lower, and I come back from work happy each day.

Naomi Ellemers • 03-08-2015

Flexible working

New ways of working are characterized by flexible employment, rotating projects, and virtual teams. A flexible workforce may help companies adapt to change. However, employee insecurity prevents employees from performing to the best of their abilities.

Naomi Ellemers • 14-07-2015

Finding your way in virtual reality

There are tremendous differences in how well people can navigate: some people just always get lost. This is also a serious problem in brain-damaged patients. Yet there are no tools to diagnose or treat navigation problems. Virtual reality is the solution!

Ineke van der Ham • 29-06-2015

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