Research in Psychology

Research activities of the faculty focus on neurocognition, affect, emotion and motivation, learning (including technology-supported learning) and memory, neurodevelopment, neurodevelopmental disorders and neurodiversity. Researchers use a variety of methodologies, including electroencephalography, virtual reality, and eye-tracking.

Conferences

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The intricate relations of humor in intergroup situations

The intricate relations of humor in intergroup situations

Invited Speakers – Faculty of Psychology

Prof. Dr. Jamie Gloor PhD, University of St. Gallen

Thursday, 07 November 2024

11:00 - 12:00

B18.005 (Brig Campus)

The impact of Multisensory Cues on Cognition and Learning in Children with and without Sensory Impairments

Invited Speakers – Faculty of Psychology

Julia Föcker, School of Psychology, Sport Science and Wellbeing, University of Lincoln,…

Thursday, 21 November 2024

11:00 - 12:00

B18.005 (Brig Campus) and online

Research groups

Attentional Control Project

How do we control our attention? How do we ignore or suppress distracting information?

Neurocognitive Development

Welcome to Prof. Dr Pamela Banta Lavenex "Neurocognitive Development" research group

Food & Human Behavior Lab

« Do you want to take a look at the desert menu? »
« A fruit salad or a molten chocolate cake? »

Experimental cognitive psychology

The research group is concerned with basic research in the field of cognitive psychology (including perception and emotion), on the one hand, and with applied questions such as the influence of tablets and e-learning tools on…

Methodology and Statistics

Our group carries out research in the field of cognitive psychology – in particular in the areas of memory, mental imagery, and perception. The research is mainly experimental and quantitative. We collect eye data and conduct…

Cognitive Neurophysiology

We are interested in the neural mechanisms enabling memory, perception & consciousness. We conduct research with healthy participants using behavioral studies and EEG. We also collaborate with epilepsy clinics in Switzerland…

chEERS Lab

The chEERS Lab (Swiss Emotion Experience, Emotion Regulation and Support Laboratory) at UniDistance Suisse and the University of Fribourg is a team of researchers who studies affective processes and their impact on our mental…

Experimental psychology & cognitive neurosciences

The research group dedicates itself to basic research and applied science in the fields of learning and memory. The focus here is on the following research questions: What are the bases of good memory capacity?

Technologies for Positive Learning Experiences, TEPEE

The research work of Gaëlle Molinari deals with learning – individual and collaborative – mediated by computer (technology-enhanced learning and computer-supported collaborative learning). She is currently interested in the…

Associations between the use of communication technologies in parent-youth interactions and youth outcomes: A systematic review

Faculty of Psychology

External content

The intricate relations of humor in intergroup situations

The impact of Multisensory Cues on Cognition and Learning in Children with and without Sensory Impairments

Associations between the use of communication technologies in parent-youth interactions and youth outcomes: A systematic review

Profiles of temporal order memory abilities in Down syndrome, Williams syndrome and typical development - It’s about time.

Exploring memory in different worlds

The current challenge in attentional-control research: Establishing reliable and valid measures

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

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

Tracking visual images in healthy aging

The role of irrational beliefs on perception, cognition, and media use

Affective and cognitive functioning in relation to food intake

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

Exploring the link between emotion and eating

Creating opportunities to interact & learn in online learning environments for higher education

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

Creativity: Links to personality, perception and brain mechanisms

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

School of Tomorrow

Socio-emotional processes in individuals with a developmental disorder (SOEMO)

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

What makes a Screencast successful?

The role of motives on emotional processing

Reward mechanisms in patients suffering from obesity

Board games involving emotional skills: promoting positive emotions and emotion regulation skills in adolescents

When is the use of tablets useful?

The impact of intermodal training on the cognitive capacities of individuals with handicaps

Liens entre activité cérébrale (EEG) et capacités cognitives

Numerical Cognition

EATMINT

Jeu en réalité virtuelle : Mon premier jour d’école

How Families with Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic: An International Study

Distance learning: Individual differences & distributed vs. massed learning

Cognitive capacity in the presence of a smartphone

Interaction of learning principles in acquiring a new second language

Profiles of spatial abilities in Down and Williams syndromes

Interactions between memory systems in typical development and in neurodevelopmental disorders

Learning through teaching: Educational applications of virtual reality

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