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Malice leaves a nasty smell

Life Sciences - Psychology - Oct 18

Bad attitudes lead to moral judgments rooted in our basic survival mechanisms. And scientists from the University of Geneva have demonstrated that they are linked to foul smells. Unhealthy behaviours trigger moral judgments that are similar to the basic emotions that contribute to our ability to survive.

Health - Psychology - Oct 1

Why we follow or don’t follow the Coronavirus rules

There are solid psychological explanations for how consistently we follow the behaviour rules to prevent the spread of Coronavirus, such as the expectations we have towards ourselves and others. These are the findings of a representative survey, the results of which can now be used to optimise public information campaigns.

Life Sciences - Psychology - Sep 3

New model explains when the brain becomes aware of information

Scientists propose that periods of unconscious processing-during which the brain integrates information-precede brief moments of consciousness.

Psychology - Social Sciences - Jun 30

From age 8 we spontaneously link vocal to facial emotion

Scientists have tracked the eye movements of children to show how they make the link - spontaneously and without instructions - between vocal emotion (happiness or anger) followed by a natural or virtual face.

Psychology - Sep 8

Romantic partners influence each other’s goals

Over the long-term, what one partner in a two-person relationship wishes to avoid, so too does the other partner - and what one wants to achieve, so does the other. These effects can be observed regardless of gender, age and length of the relationship, as researchers from the University of Basel report in a study of more than 450 couples.

Psychology - Health - Aug 12

Trustful Collaboration Critical for Outcome of Therapy

A trusting therapeutic relationship and outcome-oriented collaboration between therapist and patient are critical for the successful treatment of mental illness. And it pays to start early in therapy, a series of meta-studies by a task force of the American Psychological Association (APA) led by UZH psychology professor Christoph Flückiger shows.

Psychology - Jun 18

Decide Now or Wait for Something Better?

When we make decisions, we don't always have all options available to choose from at the same time. Instead they often come one after another, so we have to decide on something without knowing if a better option might have come along later. A study at the University of Zurich has shown that our standards drop more and more in the course of decision-making. A new simulation model can help us understand and predict our behavior in such situations.

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Das Forschungszentrum für Rehabilitations- und Gesundheitspsychologie (ZRG) arbeitet in den folgenden Bereichen: Gesundheitspsychologie für Jugendliche und Erwachsene, Rehabilitation chronifizierender Krankheiten, Interventionsentwicklung, Evaluation, Beratung bei der Durchführung von Evaluations- und Forschungsprojekten. Das Forschungszentrum ist eine eigenständige Einheit innerhalb des Departements für Psychologie der Universität Fribourg.
The Center of Research in Health Psychology (CerPsa) is located at the University of Lausanne. Research done by CerPSa is carried out from a constructivist and critical theoretical-epistemological perspective. Research processes focus primarily on qualitative methods. It should be noted that research carried out at CerPSa, while primarily centered on a constructivist and therefore qualitative epistemology, does not exclude quantitative research projects especially those build within coherent and logical connections between epistemology and methods.
Le laboratoire de Psychologie sociale est situé à l’Université de Lausanne. Le groupe de recherche de ce laboratoire effectue des recherches fondamentales dans le domaine de la psychologie sociale et participe également à des recherches appliquées, locales, nationales et internationales.
Das Institut Mensch in komplexen Systemen (MikS) ist ein Institut der Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie (FHNW). Es wendet verschiedenste psychologische und sozialwissenschaftliche Forschungsmethoden an zur Analyse, Bewertung und Gestaltung komplexer soziotechnischer Systeme.
Das I nstitut für Kooperationsforschung und -entwicklung (ifk) ist ein Institut der Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie (FHNW). Er verfügt über ein breites Spektrum an angewandten psychologischen und sozialwissenschaftlichen Analyse- und Interventionsmethoden. Das ifk definiert sich über vier Kernkompetenzbereiche: Inhaltlich-thematische Kernkompetenz, Methodenkompetenz, Mediationskompetenz und Interventionskompetenz.

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Die Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Psychologie (SGP) ist ein nationaler Fachverband und fördert die wissenschaftliche Psychologie in Ausbildung, Forschung und Praxis. Zu den Zielen der SGP zählen die Förderung der psychologischen Forschung in der Schweiz und die Förderung der Anwendungen der wissenschaftlichen Psychologie in der Praxis. Die SGP ist Herausgeberin des Swiss Journal of Psychology. Die Fachzeitschrift publiziert Beiträge aus allen Bereichen der Psychologie, von der Grundlagenforschung bis zur Anwendung der Psychologie in der Praxis, sowie Buchbesprechungen.