master cognitive psychology
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Master programme
Applied Cognitive
Psychology
(ACP)
Outline
• Who’s who in the Cognitive Psychology Unit?• Curriculum: choices to make• Labs• Internship / Thesis• Group Picture
Secretaries: Albertien OlthoffAtie Breugem
Course-related: Marianne van der Stel-de Wekker:
Room 2B09, Phone 3854
Room 2B07Phone 071-5273630
Albertien
Atie Marianne
Who’s in control?
Bernhard Hommel: Chair of the CP unitWilliam Verschuur: Mentor + coordinator Internship & Thesis
Wido La Heij: Coordinator All Teaching CPGuido Band: Coordinator Applied CP program
Bernhard William Wido Guido
Your teacher Your teacher
Mentor & Internship coordinator
William Verschuur 2A48
At least three individual meetings per year.
Initiative can come from you, or else William will contact you.
General counseling role.
Topics:- Obstacle for studying- Choosing/planning an internship/thesis- Choosing electives
William
Additional Lecturers
Patrick HudsonFenna Poletiek Jop Groeneweg
Pascal Haazebroek
Lorenza Colzato
ACP Student representatives
Maarten Houtgast: Cognitive Psychology BoardInternal affairs of the Cognitive Psychology unit
Paulien Brouwer: Institute Board Psychology
Psychology-wide affairs
Geert van Loopik: MOC = Master program committeeEducational affairs at master levelVACANT !!!
Joanna Jaoudie: International Student Representatives
Subgroup of MOC
Two Complementary Profiles
Cognitive ErgonomicsApplying knowledge of human factors (limitations) to environmental design. E.g., traffic, cockpit, webdesign
Cognitive EnhancementApplying knowledge about influences on human cognitive potential. E.g. education, occupation, aging, sports
Curriculum: Mandatory
• Art of Applying Psychology (5)
• Internship (10)
• Thesis (20)
5 Colloquia (ours, or those of other organizers) to be registered on a card
Curriculum: Semi-Mandatory
Choose 4 x 5 EC from the following• Human Potential: Theory (5)• Human Potential: Application (5)• Human Computer Interaction (5)• Human Error at Work (5)• Decision Making (5)
Curriculum: Elective
Choose 5 EC from “any” other
e.g.:
- The remaining course of Applied Cognitive Psychology
- Elective from a different psychology specialization: (next slide)
- Catch-up of Cogn. Ergonomics or Cogn. Neuroscience in a MA-form ***
- Course outside psychology (e.g. Buddhism & Psychology; Industrial Design) ***
- EEG course Experimentation 2 (Research Master) ***
NOTE: ***
For courses that are not on the official electives list: permission required
Official electives listsocialsciences.leiden.edu/psychology/students/postgraduate-stud/master-electives.html
• Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Adult and Old-Age Clinical Neuropsychology: Theory and Assessment
• Child Neuropsychology: Theory and Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
• The Psychodynamic Perspective
• Trainers Course Communication SkillsTrainers Course Communication Skills
• Transdiagnostic Approach to Eating Disorders
• The Psychology of Economic Behaviour
• Health Psychology in Practice
• Applied Data AnalysisApplied Data Analysis
• Structural Equation Models
• Multilevel Analysis
• fMRI Data and Statistics
• Motivation, Power and LeadershipMotivation, Power and Leadership
• Policy and Social Behaviour: Introduction to Environmental Psychology
IMPORTANT:
You have to register for each individual exam!(this is possible until 1 week before the exam)
You cannot participate without registration!
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Papers are checked for plagiarism
Internship and Thesis
• Planning: benefit from the calm months (January, summer)• 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
Specifics of Internship10 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 report about your internship focused on the process, your contributions in research etc.
Specifics of Thesis20 ECT = 14 weeks
Autonomic completion of a study (under supervision)
Rather than a contract: a proposal of the study should be approved before the study starts
End product: a full report in scientific journal format
FinishingMaster Exam: Two months before finishing your masters, fill in: the
APPLICATION FORM MASTER DIPLOMA :
Return this form to the Student Information Desk of Psychology
Blackboard module: InternshipApplied Cognitive Psychology
Internship & Master Thesis 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.
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
Behavioral lab: 14 setups
Labs - basementDriver Distraction Lab
Psychophysiology lab
EEG
Neurofeedback
tDCS
NIRS
Virtual Identity lab (under construction)
Infant lab: eye tracking and video registration
Neuroimaging lab: fMRI
Internships – examples
Cognitive enhancementCognitive enhancement
LUMCLUMC Spatial Cognition in vascular surgerySpatial Cognition in vascular surgeryKLMKLM Situation Awareness in pilotsSituation Awareness in pilotsHersenstichtingHersenstichting Physical fitness in older adults Physical fitness in older adults PhilipsPhilips Light and cognitive functionLight and cognitive function
Noise and sleepNoise and sleepGame companies – Serious gamingGame companies – Serious gaming
Internships – examples
Human errorHuman error
AMCAMC Alert Fatigue in doctors Alert Fatigue in doctors RijkswaterstaatRijkswaterstaat Identification of accident-prone locationsIdentification of accident-prone locationsOtago Univ.Otago Univ. Cognitive strain in the cockpit.Cognitive strain in the cockpit.Applus RTDApplus RTD Development of workshop Risk ManagementDevelopment of workshop Risk ManagementSWOVSWOV Dead-angle accidents involving trucks and bikesDead-angle accidents involving trucks and bikesNLRNLR A psychological approach to modeling pilot behaviorA psychological approach to modeling pilot behaviorSafety BoardSafety Board Accident investigation and analysisAccident investigation and analysis
Internships – examples
ErgonomicsErgonomics
NASANASA Displays of weather informationDisplays of weather information7Causes7Causes Marketing: setting up a website Marketing: setting up a website TNOTNO Human Factors in the Navy: Remote controlHuman Factors in the Navy: Remote controlTNOTNO PDA as supporting device for the policePDA as supporting device for the police
Internships – examples
Psychology and LawPsychology and Law
NSCRNSCR Psychology and Law: Suggestive interrogationPsychology and Law: Suggestive interrogation
Internships – examples
Fundamental research at the universityFundamental research at the university
VideogamesVideogames Brain training for older adults; effects of violent gamesBrain training for older adults; effects of violent gamesNoise PerceptionNoise Perception Biasing sound evaluation Biasing sound evaluation NeurofeedbackNeurofeedback Training brain waves for children with ADHD / healthy older adultsTraining brain waves for children with ADHD / healthy older adultsEmotionsEmotions Emotional control, mood and performanceEmotional control, mood and performanceLanguageLanguage Bilingualism, Picture-word interferenceBilingualism, Picture-word interferenceDrivingDriving Simulated driving in older adults and in dual-task conditionsSimulated driving in older adults and in dual-task conditionsInfant cognitionInfant cognition Understanding goals and logicUnderstanding goals and logicNeuromodulationNeuromodulation Schizophrenia and dopamineSchizophrenia and dopamineDrugsDrugs Effects of cocaine; cannabis; qat on cognitionEffects of cocaine; cannabis; qat on cognition
