Videoblog: Got a friend in me? The neural signature of friendships and social motivations Friends provide emotional support and help us define who we are. Lisa Schreuders examined how social interactions contribute to adolescent social development. She examined neural processes implicated in forming and maintaining friendships. Lisa Schreuders • February 25, 2019
An intelligent mind is an experimenting mind A university’s raw material is intelligence. But what is that? What is this putative thing that a professor has more of than a gardener, an ape, or a computer? Fenna Poletiek • February 18, 2019
Videoblog: Risky business? Why only some teens are risk-takers and why risk-taking is okay Teens are often described as notorious risk-takers. But is that true of everyone? Neeltje Blankenstein • February 10, 2019
Why is it so hard to stick to our Resolutions? The underlying psychology and a practical tip. Mike Keesman • February 01, 2019
Why your Christmas gifts were disappointing What disappointing Christmas gifts can tell us about the nature of the human mind. Philip Brandner • December 27, 2018
The Ikea effect: the feel-good factor of self-assembly One of the things people value in a product is the effort they have to invest in it. And this holds true even if a professional would have done a better job. What is the psychology behind the Ikea effect? Gert-Jan Lelieveld • December 17, 2018
When doing the right thing is... annoying Michael Jackson already sang it: If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change. But do be warned: people don’t always find morally motivated ‘do-gooders’ inspiring, but rather annoying! Stephanie Esajas • November 26, 2018
Someone like me can be successful, too! How can role models best be utilised in order to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people achieve equality in the workplace? Jojanneke van der Toorn and Luisa Liekefett • November 19, 2018
Taking the power of expectations to the patient How easily can you be influenced in your expectations? To what degree do your expectations influence you, for example, your symptoms when being ill or the effects of treatment? And how can such expectations be applied to optimize patient care? Henriët van Middendorp • November 12, 2018
