Projects
Resisting Crime : The role of self-control and executive functions in juvenile offending KU Leuven
In this doctorate, the link between executive functions, self-control and juvenile delinquent behavior is investigated. Executive functions is an umbrella term for cognitive processes that guide and control behavior, in order to achieve goals, and is a concept that originates from the (cognitive) psychological field. Self-control, on the other hand, is used in many different fields and is mostly defined as the control over one self’s ...
A neuro-criminological study of the impact of the prison environment on inmates’ self-control. A longitudinal assessment during and after imprisonment Ghent University
Prisons are expected to deter, retaliate and protect society. They are also expected to prepare detainees for rehabilitation. Rehabilitation, however, depends on a life of quality with autonomy and self-control. So far, research about self-control has only focused on the negative impact of the prison environment on cognitive functions involved in the control of impulses. Prisons indeed are environments which often restrict autonomy and ...
Efficient Intentions: How Control-Beliefs Shape Self-Control Ghent University
The chief aim of this project is to capitalize on the range of disciplines within the sciences and
philosophy that have made self-control a research focus by providing incentives and
opportunities for collaboration among them. The goal of fostering this collaboration is to
improve our knowledge of self-control and how to enhance it, in part by developing a more
integrated and complete understanding of the topic. ...
Meshed Cognition: a novel approach to agency and self-control. University of Antwerp
Donald Davidson's account of akrasia and divided mind models of self-control. KU Leuven
De symbolische samenleving. Maatschappelijke gevolgen van de nieuwe zelf-controle. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The project wants to describe ,on one hand, the emergence of a new approach of themselves. On the other hand, it wants to investigate the implications of the change in the mode of social control empirically.
A Comparison of Active and Interactive Listening in Secondary School Foreign Language Classrooms in Belgium and Turkey KU Leuven
A Comparison of Active and Interactive Listening in Secondary School Foreign Language Classrooms in Belgium and Turkey
While central to language learning, listening comprehension is the least understood and least researched skill (Vandergrift, 2007). There are many reasons for this, among which is the fact that listening is the most internalized (making it difficult to observe) and teacher-centered skill (Field, 2009); in addition, as ...
Myopic mindsets and economic decisions. KU Leuven
Sabbatical during professorship in marketing Ghent University
A sabbatical leave has the objective to free a professor from any teaching and/or administrative duties in order to devote oneself exclusively to their scientific research. Each professor uses this time according to one’s own objectives.
Heath or pleasure: what is your goal? To counter the obesity epidemic, some governments follow a moralizing and stigmatizing approach to make people pursue a health goal. However, recent academic ...