Using bad measuring instruments can have disastrous consequences. Therefore newly developed tests, questionaires, etc. have to meet the highest standards. Along with reliability and objectivity validity is one of the most important quality criteria. An [...]
People living in poverty often show counterproductive behaviours. On average, poor people use less preventive health care (Katz and Hofer, 1994), are less attentive parents (McLoyd, 1998) and have trouble managing their finances (Barr, 2012). [...]
Say "silk" ten times. Now, spell "silk." What do cows drink? Answer: "Milk. No, wait...!" Many people know about this game or at least similar ones, but only few know the psychological effect that is [...]
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life our mind is rarely at rest. In almost 50% of the time our thoughts are wandering. We are living through either past experiences or simulate future events. [...]
Does coordination training enhance mental processing speed? Some of the first scientific analyses of an adaptive coordination training (Life-Kinetic) yielded promising results. For instance, in a study by Matthias Grünke (2011), children with learning difficulties [...]
Although we are exposed to potential attackers in sleep, sleep is one of evolution's winners. But what's happening during sleep? Why does our brain need to sleep? Recent studies (e.g. Ji and Wilson, 2007) support [...]
Während wir auf der Bank in der Regel nur ein oder zwei Konten haben, gehen die Nobelpreisträger Tversky und Kahnemann davon aus, dass wir in unserem Kopf Konten für die unterschiedlichsten Lebensbereiche führen [...]
