Why your Christmas gifts were disappointing What disappointing Christmas gifts can tell us about the nature of the human mind. Philip Brandner • December 27, 2018
The Ikea effect: the feel-good factor of self-assembly One of the things people value in a product is the effort they have to invest in it. And this holds true even if a professional would have done a better job. What is the psychology behind the Ikea effect? Gert-Jan Lelieveld • December 17, 2018
When doing the right thing is... annoying Michael Jackson already sang it: If you want to make the world a better place, take a look at yourself and then make a change. But do be warned: people don’t always find morally motivated ‘do-gooders’ inspiring, but rather annoying! Stephanie Esajas • November 26, 2018
Someone like me can be successful, too! How can role models best be utilised in order to help lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people achieve equality in the workplace? Jojanneke van der Toorn and Luisa Liekefett • November 19, 2018
Taking the power of expectations to the patient How easily can you be influenced in your expectations? To what degree do your expectations influence you, for example, your symptoms when being ill or the effects of treatment? And how can such expectations be applied to optimize patient care? Henriët van Middendorp • November 12, 2018
Facing the limits living with spastic tetraparesis This story gives insight about what it's like to have a disability and be a student at Leiden University. The blog is created to give more information about spastic quadriparesis, a paralysis that causes impairment in all four limbs. Bianca Maria Wiersema • November 08, 2018
Discovering your talents Do you feel you are a talented and successful person? Could you name your five greatest talents, if asked? Most people find this quite difficult. Find out whether talent is a prerequisite for success, and read about six ways to discover your talents. Suzanne van de Groep • October 25, 2018
How difficult is language learning? And to explain it? Language is a vertiginously complex symbolic system, and yet humans all learn it, effortlessly, within a remarkably short period of time. How do they do this? Fenna Poletiek • October 11, 2018
Is intelligence testing in school the smart thing to do? In educational settings, intelligence tests are used more and more frequently. The results of these tests are used for a multitude of purposes. Usage of these tests, however, also has negative sides. So how smart is using intelligence testing in school? Bart Vogelaar • September 24, 2018
