(MY) PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

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:

adolescents (internalizing/externalizing behaviour, mental health, risk behaviours, self-concept)

Methods: Quantitative and qualitative (interviews, survey)

Outcomes: explored relationship between implicit parenting and parenting behaviours; comprehensive model of parenting influences on children’s developmental outcomes in behavioural, mental health and self-concept domains

Main topics: music preferences and music appreciation in the context of music pedagogy

Methods: experiment, survey

Scope of influence: To explore development of musical preferences; to explore intrapersonal, musical and socio-cultural determinants of music preferences/music taste