Projects
Drawing Conclusions: The Psychology and Neuroscience of Observational Drawing. KU Leuven
The drawings of Renaissance artists like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo are paradigms of how to convey natural forms. They became experts of their art by developing explicit and implicit strategies for accurate depiction. This helped them to avoid a common pitfall of drawing: drawing what we know rather than what we see. However, drawing ability is often considered a gift you either have or (as many a frustrated artist will testify) don’t ...
New words, new questions. Construction of a conceptual model to broaden the philosophical discussion of the psychology of moral behavior Ghent University
Since the end of the twentieth century, moral psychology and moral philosophy have taken a sentimental turn: the emphasis lies on emotions as motivating factors for moral behavior. However, what role do U+2018rationalU+2019 cognitive factors play in the production of moral behavior? This research approaches this question by using insights from evolutionary sciences and neurosciences.
Comparative psychology of positive emotions: A multi-componential approach to understand affective states in man's closest living relative, the bonobo. University of Antwerp
Rethinking 'thinking about your thinking': Identifying the role of metacognitive monitoring in academic learning through cognitive psychology methods in educational research. KU Leuven
Identifying the origin and correlates of individual differences in academic learning is a critical goal of educational sciences. This is because educational research aims to develop learning environments that are optimally tailored to accommodate these individual differences in academic learning, such as arithmetic. Metacognition has been put forward as highly relevant for learning, yet we lack a functional insight into the role of ...
Emotion psychology meets cyber security in IoT smart homes (Cocoon) Ghent University
In Cocoon, we interweave innovations in two distinctly different disciplines to understand and improve security of home IoT technology: emotion psychology and cyber security. We produce an understanding of the psychology of IoT users, assess risks in current and future IoT systems, and formulate provisions for the design and integration of user-centric IoT in tomorrow’s homes. Home is a safe haven to experience privacy and control, personal ...
FWO Travel grant for a short stay abroad for a conference in USA: "Annual rehabilitation psychology conference" Hasselt University
The Untold History of Early Modern Psychology: Soul, Mind, and Body, Between the Fifth Lateran Council and Cartesian Dualism (1513-1662) KU Leuven
What is the mind and how does it relate to our body? These are central questions in today’s philosophy of mind, and they have a long history. The very concept of “mind”, as the item responsible for cognition, and the so-called “mind-body problem” are normally traced back to the philosophy of René Descartes (1597-1650) and his mindbody dualism. But were Descartes’ views solely the result of his ingenuity, or were they rather a synthesis of ...