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Methodology and Statistics

Our group carries out research in the field of cognitive psychology – in particular in the areas of learning, memory, and perception. Our research is mainly experimental and quantitative. We collect eye-tracking data and conduct experiments in virtual reality.

Our research addresses questions such as: How do people learn? What roles do task difficulty, task value, and instructions play? How do psychological states such as effort, boredom, and mind-wandering influence learning and performance? How important is the context in which learning takes place? How does the learning process unfold over time?

We are particularly interested in the dynamic interplay between cognitive processes, psychological states, and learning environments. Our projects also include research in developmental psychology and investigate how new media and immersive technologies affect learning and memory.

In teaching, our group is primarily responsible for research methods and statistics.

Prof. Dr Corinna Martarelli Prof. Dr Corinna Martarelli Associate Professor
Dr Maximilian Haas Dr Maximilian Haas Post-doctoral Researcher
BA Dejan Popic BA Dejan Popic Virtual Reality Designer
MSc Laura Rotheichner MSc Laura Rotheichner PhD Student
MSc Chiara Samatanga MSc Chiara Samatanga PhD Student
Dr Darias Holgado Dr Darias Holgado Post-doctoral Researcher
MA Alexandra Lapteva MA Alexandra Lapteva PhD Student
Dr Natalie Borter Post-doctoral Researcher
MSc Sarah Schnyder PhD Student
Dr Bogdan Vlasenko Post-doctoral Researcher

Research projects of the group

Does Environment Matter? Conversational AI-based avatars in immersive and low-immersive virtual reality

Faculty of Psychology

Does Environment Matter? Conversational AI-based avatars in immersive and low-immersive virtual reality

Exploring the interplay of daily demands and future intentions

Faculty of Psychology

Exploring the interplay of daily demands and future intentions

Lost in thought: Investigating the impact of mind-wandering on pupillary responses in recognition memory

Faculty of Psychology

Lost in thought: Investigating the impact of mind-wandering on pupillary responses in recognition memory

Using virtual reality to investigate access, fidelity, and vividness of visual mental representations

Faculty of Psychology

Using virtual reality to investigate access, fidelity, and vividness of visual mental representations

Exploring memory in different worlds

Faculty of Psychology

Exploring memory in different worlds

Boredom and self-control as guiding signals for goal-directed behaviour

Faculty of Psychology

Boredom and self-control as guiding signals for goal-directed behaviour

Tracking visual images in healthy aging

Faculty of Psychology

Tracking visual images in healthy aging

The impact of mind-wandering on the precision of episodic memory

Faculty of Psychology

The impact of mind-wandering on the precision of episodic memory

Using virtual reality to learn about inaccessible micro- and macrocosmic structures in primary school

Faculty of Psychology

Using virtual reality to learn about inaccessible micro- and macrocosmic structures in primary school

Drawing as an encoding tool to enhance episodic memory of elderly people

Faculty of Psychology

Drawing as an encoding tool to enhance episodic memory of elderly people

Preschool children’s learning from 3D virtual reality: Investigating the educational impact of the 21st century fairy tales

Faculty of Psychology

Preschool children’s learning from 3D virtual reality: Investigating the educational impact of the 21st century fairy tales

Distance learning: Individual differences & distributed vs. massed learning

Faculty of Psychology

Distance learning: Individual differences & distributed vs. massed learning

Learning through teaching: Educational applications of virtual reality

Faculty of Psychology

Learning through teaching: Educational applications of virtual reality