Download Leiden University - Applied Cognitive Psychology

Master
specialization
Applied Cognitive
Psychology
(ACP)
August 2015
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Outline
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Who’s who in the Cognitive Psychology Unit?
Curriculum: choices to make
Studying ACP and studying at ULeiden
Labs
Internship / Thesis
Examples of internship/thesis
Group Picture
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Guido
Band
Bernhard Hommel
Chair of the CP unit
Secretaries:
Eva Potters
Pauline Ruygrok
Pascal Haazebroek & Guido Band
ACP Coordinations
& Teachers Your teacher
Room 2B07
Phone 071-5273630
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Mentor &
Internship coordinator
William Verschuur 2A48
At least three individual meetings per year.
William
Initiative can come from you, or else William will contact you.
General counseling role.
Topics:
- Obstacles for studying
- Choosing/planning an internship/thesis
- Choosing electives
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Additional Lecturers
Jop Groeneweg
Fenna Poletiek
Kerwin Olfers
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Student representatives
VACANT
Cognitive Psychology Board
Internal affairs of the Cognitive Psychology unit
Marjolein Snieder
Institute Board Psychology
Psychology-wide affairs
VACANT
represents ACP students in MOC = Master program committee
To discuss educational affairs at master level
(Studies ACP)
VACANT
International Student Representatives
Subgroup of MOC
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Curriculum:
Two Complementary Approaches in ACP
Cognitive Ergonomics
Applying knowledge of human factors (limitations) to
environmental design.
E.g., traffic, webdesign, decision making
Cognitive Enhancement
Applying knowledge about (positive) influences on human
cognitive potential.
E.g. education, occupation, aging, sports
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Scheduled, Mandatory courses:
September:
Art of Applying Psychology (5) – Mon + Wed
Human Potential: Theory (5) – Thu + Fri
November:
Human Potential: Application (5) – Tue + Thu
February:
Human Computer Interaction (5) – Tue + Thu
April:
Decision Making (5) - Tue
Unscheduled:
Elective (5 EC)
Internship (10 EC)
Thesis (20 EC)
Colloquia - Wed
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Colloquia
• 5 Colloquia
• Options:
• Applied Cognitive Psychology (William Verschuur) - blackboard
• Cognitive Neuroscience (Lorenza Colzato) – www.libc-leiden.nl
• Other units
• Registered on a card
• Part of the Thesis formalities: Submit with final thesis
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Curriculum: Elective
Choose 5 EC from “any” other master program, e.g.:
- Elective from a different psychology specialization: (next slide)
- Course outside psychology (e.g. Industrial Design) ***
- EEG course Experimentation 2 (Research Master) ***
NOTE: ***
For courses that are not on the official electives list: permission required
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Official electives (1)
http://socialsciences.leiden.edu/psychology/students/postgraduate-stud/elective-courses.html
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Child and Adolescent Psychology
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Clinical Neuropsychology
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Adult and Old-Age Clinical Neuropsychology: Theory and Assessment
Child Neuropsychology: Theory and Assessment
Clinical Psychology
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Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
The Psychodynamic Perspective
Trainers Course Communication Skills
Transdiagnostic Approach of Eating Disorders
Health Psychology
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Trainers Course Communication Skills
Health Psychology in Practice
Innovations in eHealth Care
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Official electives (2) list
http://socialsciences.leiden.edu/psychology/students/postgraduate-stud/elective-courses.html
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Methodology and Statistics
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Occupational Health Psychology
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Applied Data Analysis
Structural Equation Models
Multilevel and Longitudinal Data Analysis
fMRI Data and Statistics
The Social Psychology of Organisational Behaviour
Social and Organisational Psychology
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Motivation, Power and Leadership
Mediation Skills
Environmental Psychology
The Psychology of Economic Behaviour
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IMPORTANT (1):
You have to register for each individual exam!
(this is possible until 10 days before the exam)
You cannot participate without registration!
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IMPORTANT (2):
All written reports are checked for plagiarism!
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Blackboard module:
“Applied Cognitive Psychology”
• List of institutions
• Announcements, job advertisements, internship options
• see Course documents: Guidelines Thesis And Internship,
Internship Contract form, Diploma Application form, etc.
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Internship and Thesis
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Planning: benefit from the summer, use all the available time
Internal / external
Topic related to ACP
Start preparations on time, especially for external position
Optional: combine internship + thesis to save overhead time
Arrange a CP teacher as supervisor + ask permission to start
External position requires two supervisors: UL-teacher and local expert
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Specifics of Internship
10 ECT = 7 weeks full time equivalent
Emphasis on practical experience; learning new techniques
An internship contract agreed upon by you, the supervisors and the
host institute
End product:
- A short evaluative report about your internship focused on the
process, your contributions in research etc.
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- A video recording to illustrate the context of your internship, the
kind of work you did etc. (make sure you have permission to film)
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Specifics of Thesis
20 ECT = 14 weeks
Autonomic completion of a study (under supervision)
Rather than a contract: a proposal (intro + method) for the study
should be approved before the study starts
End product: a full report in scientific journal format
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Internships/Thesis – examples
Fundamental research at the university
Vitality and Aging Brain training for older adults; effects of violent games, meditation,
social activities, fitness
Neurofeedback
Training brain waves for children with ADHD / healthy older adults
Emotions
Emotional control, mood and performance
Language
Bilingualism, Picture-word interference
Driving
Simulated driving in older adults and in dual-task conditions
Neuromodulation Schizophrenia and dopamine
Drugs
Effects of cocaine; cannabis; qat on cognition
Meditation
Tai Chi
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LinkedIn group:
“Leiden University - Applied Cognitive
Psychology”
Exclusively for alumni and current students + teachers ACP
Announcements, job advertisements, internship options
Recommended to build your network
See where alumni went
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Finishing
Master Exam:
Two months before finishing your masters, fill in:
the APPLICATION FORM MASTER DIPLOMA :
Return this form to the OSC (=Student Services Center SSC)
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Behavioral lab: 14 setups
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Labs -Lab
basement
Driver Distraction
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Psychophysiology lab
EEG
Neurofeedback
tDCS
NIRS
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Virtual Identity lab
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Eye tracking and video registration
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Neuroimaging lab: fMRI
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Questions?
Guido Band: [email protected]
2B09
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Internships – examples
Cognitive enhancement
LUMC
KLM
Hersenstichting
Philips Research
Spatial Cognition in vascular surgery
Situation Awareness in pilots
Physical fitness in older adults
Light and cognitive function
Noise and sleep
Pain
Game companies Serious gaming
LEF
Contextual influences on creativity
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Internships – examples
Human error
AMC
Rijkswaterstaat
Applus RTD
SWOV
NLR
Safety Board
NSCR
Alert Fatigue in doctors
Identification of accident-prone locations
Development of workshop Risk Management
Dead-angle accidents involving trucks and bikes
A psychological approach to modeling pilot behavior
Accident investigation and analysis
Psychology and Law: Suggestive interrogation
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Internships – examples
Ergonomics
NASA
7Causes
TNO
TNO
InterGo
UReason
Displays of weather information
Marketing: setting up a website
Human Factors in the Navy: Remote control
PDA as supporting device for the police
Rail traffic work inspection
Optimizing process controller software
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