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… can be used to support (psycho)diagnostics, prognostic models, and follow-up measurements in developmental trajectories and psychopharmacological interventions. In this module, recent developments in measurement methods and procedures, e.g., online self-assessment, routine outcome measurement and gamification, are discussed, as well as the cultural and ethical aspects of measuring cognition and behaviour. Course objectives The students will: obtain knowledge about how psychological tests … who choose to do an additional clinical internship. Course objectives Students are able to : conduct a supervised empirical research project and summarize this research in a master’s thesis. Prerequisites The Research Internship can only be started when at least 8 credits of the compulsory core courses have been obtained of the modules offered in periods 1 and 2. The research proposal must be assessed as sufficient by both assessors and there must be ethical approval for the research project … skills. The ability to present complex information in written or visual form can help to become and effective communicator in the workplace or to engage more with larger audiences. The students will have 9 meetings within the course (lectures, workshops and PBL meetings). Course objectives After this course, students are able to: write about scientific topics for a broad audience summarize complex information present scientific information in the format of a video organize the content of a …

… alibis: Consequences for truthful and untruthful suspects Melanie Sauerland, Svenja Mehlkopf, Alana C. Krix, and Anna Sagana Department of Clinical Psychological Science, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands Published in Journal of Forensic Practice, 2016, 18, 2, 143-154, DOI 10.1108/JFP-10- 2014-0042 Acknowledgments: We thank Henry Otgaar for his valuable comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. Biographical Details: Melanie Sauerland is a Researcher at Maastricht … alibis 3 Practical implications It is recommended that law enforcement officers and other legal practitioners refrain from using deceptive interrogation techniques and such techniques that can cause inconsistencies in suspects' reports. Researcher should make it their task to educate these professional groups about the natural occurrence of memory related, non-deceptive inconsistencies in successive statements. Originality/value This research uses a new methodology to study the effect of … investigative interviewing, interrogation, interrogation protocol, misinformation, suspects Deceiving suspects about the content of their alibis 4 Deceiving suspects about the content of their alibis: Consequences for truthful and untruthful suspects When being accused of a crime, the presentation of a plausible alibi is of crucial importance for the suspect. The consequences of being unconvincing in a criminal investigation are grave and this may be a concern for both innocent and guilty suspects …