Psychology

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The scientific focus of the IMPS relates to basic studies in the field of neuropsychobiology and behavioral medicine on learning and memory processes and information processing in the brain, especially in the areas of pain, addiction, psychotraumatology and across the lifespan (longitudinal cohort studies). At the institute, we also work with digital survey methods such as smartphone and tablet-based apps and virtual reality and are concerned with the evaluation of large longitudinal data sets from cohort studies.

Child/Adolescent Psychology Lab (CAPLab) brings together psychologists studying the psychology of children and adolescents, both from a developmental and a clinical perspective. CAPLab members are both researchers and practitioners (certified clinical psychologists, psychotherapists) basing their work on the idea of evidence-based assessment / treatment. Researches in the CAPLab focus on:

• A great part of our research focuses on the phenomenon of Metacognitive Self, understood as self-awareness of biases in social perception. Our research reports to date indicate the motivating role of the metacognitive self in learning, it's importance for human development, and is rooted in cognitive processing.

Our research focused on group processes and intergroup relations, urban life, place attachment, walkability, well-being, processes of radicalization and polarization, personality factors influencing social relations.

• Our projects aim at making people understand what determines well-being and quality of life in socio-economic and cultural context. The areas of our interest include: social psychology, psychology of individual differences, economic psychology, consumer and organizational psychology. 

Members of our division conduct a broad range of neuropsychology research that aims at investigating the brain-behavior relationship. In particular, we run projects that look into emotional and cognitive changes in individuals with neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, Parkinson's disease), chronic somatic conditions (e.g., end-stage renal disease, hypertension) and stroke. Also, by using both classic psychological measures, behavioral experiments as well as neuroimaging, we investigate both cognitive and emotional changes associated with aging.

Human Spaceflight

Human Factors

Mindfulness

Clinical Neuropsychology

Experimental Psychology

Social Cognition

Emotional regulation

Emotional Intelligence

Extreme Environments

Brain Computer Interface

SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE AND SOCIAL REJECTION

CHILDREN SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT

FAMILY CONTEXT

HUMAN ETHOLOGY

SOCIAL INTERACTIONS IN THE LIFE CYCLE.

SOCIO-SCHOOL INTERVENTION

CHILDREN'S TEMPERAMENT

PARENTING  STYLES

CONFLICT AND NEGOTIATION IN ORGANIZATIONS.

OCCUPATIONAL STRESS: FRAMEWORK AND RELEVANT FACTORS.

THE CURRENT FRAMEWORK OF LABOUR RELATIONS: LEGAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

WORK TEAMS IN THE ORGANIZATIONS.

ENVIRONMENTAL STATISTICS. STATISTICAL GENETICS.

PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL RISKS.

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SKILLS.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THE FIELD OF ORGANISATIONS.

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION SYSTEMS IN DYNAMIC ECONOMIC SYSTEMS.