mod_march_2018_health_and_social_psychology.pdf
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… Health and Social Psychology Sarah Stutterheim Assistant Professor | specialisation coordinator 24 March 2018 WELCOME! Today: • Overview Master program - Courses - Internship possibilities • And after this Master? - Job possibilities Health & Social Psychology – 1 year Master • Master builds on Psychology Bachelor: - Social psychology, clinical psychology, … safety, vaccination, addictions, eating disorders, obesity, prevention of mental health problems, body image, etc. How to understand and change behavior? • Using very diverse methods: - Quantitative research • Self-report – e.g. questionnaires, online & offline • Behavior – e.g. reaction times, food choice • Neuroscientific methods such as EEG, fMRI, etc. • Virtual Reality Lab • Driving Simulator • Eye Tracking • Etc... - Qualitative research • In-depth interviews (one-on-one) • Focus group … network: - Sexual and reproductive health in Africa (e.g. Ghana, Zambia, South-Africa) - Traffic safety research with Hasselt University, Belgium - SoaAids Nederland (Dutch speaking students) - Technical University Zurich (Switzerland) - Contacts in the UK, Finland, Australia, Germany (Bochum, Berlin, Köln), Canada. Okay, but what topics are possible? Executive functions Sport & exercise psychology Positive psychology (ACT) Educational psychology Personality Behavior change Implicit …