Departments

General Psychology

Why do we perceive the world the way we do?

apl. Prof. Dr. Jutta Billino
Prof. Katja Dörschner, Ph.D.
apl. Prof. Dr. Knut Drewing
Prof. Dr. Katja Fiehler
Prof. Roland W. Fleming, Ph.D.
Prof. Dr. Karl Gegenfurtner
Prof. Benjamin de Haas, Ph.D.

General psychology and cognitive research

How do people think, and what happens in our brains when we solve problems?

Prof. Dr. Markus Knauff

Work and organizational psychology

Work is an important part of our lives – but how do we experience work, and how can we explain, predict, and improve performance and well-being at work?

Prof. Dr. Ute-Christine Klehe

Biological psychology

How do positive and negative incentives influence our thinking?

Prof. Dr. Bianca Wittmann

Differential and Biological Psychology

Why do people behave so differently?

Prof. Dr. Dr. Jürgen Hennig

Developmental psychology

How do our mental abilities develop?

Prof. Dr. Gudrun Schwarzer

Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy

How do behavioural and experiential disorders arise? How does psychotherapy work?

Prof. Dr. Christiane Hermann
PD Dr. Viktoria Ritter
Prof. Dr. Christina Schwenck
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Stark

Educational and Special Education Psychology

How can learning, thinking, and motivation be promoted?

Prof. Dr. Lisa Bardach
Prof. Dr. Alexander Eitel
N.N. Förderpädagogische Psychologie

Koordinationsstelle Lehramt

Psychological diagnostics

How can psychological characteristics be “measured”?

Prof. Dr. Martin Kersting

Psychological methodology

How are experiments and statistics conducted in psychology?

Prof. Dr. Christof Schuster

Social psychology

How does social context influence people's experiences and behavior?

Prof. Dr. Jan Häusser

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