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1 Master specialization Applied Cognitive Psychology (ACP) August 2015

2 Outline 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

3 Bernhard Hommel Chair of the CP unit Guido Band Pascal Haazebroek & Guido Band ACP Coordinations & Teachers Your teacher Secretaries: Eva Potters Pauline Ruygrok Room 2B07 Phone

4 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

5 Additional Lecturers Jop Groeneweg Fenna Poletiek Kerwin Olfers

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 Colloquia 5 Colloquia Options: Applied Cognitive Psychology (William Verschuur) - blackboard Cognitive Neuroscience (Lorenza Colzato) Other units Registered on a card Part of the Thesis formalities: Submit with final thesis

10 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

11 Official electives (1) Child and Adolescent Psychology Advanced Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Clinical Neuropsychology Adult and Old-Age Clinical Neuropsychology: Theory and Assessment Child Neuropsychology: Theory and Assessment Clinical Psychology The Psychodynamic Perspective Trainers Course Communication Skills Transdiagnostic Approach of Eating Disorders Health Psychology Trainers Course Communication Skills Health Psychology in Practice Innovations in ehealth Care

12 Official electives (2) list Methodology and Statistics Applied Data Analysis Structural Equation Models Multilevel and Longitudinal Data Analysis fmri Data and Statistics Occupational Health Psychology The Social Psychology of Organisational Behaviour Social and Organisational Psychology Motivation, Power and Leadership Mediation Skills Environmental Psychology The Psychology of Economic Behaviour

13 IMPORTANT (1): You have to register for each individual exam! (this is possible until 10 days before the exam) You cannot participate without registration!

14 IMPORTANT (2): All written reports are checked for plagiarism!

15 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.

16 Internship and Thesis 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

17 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. + - A video recording to illustrate the context of your internship, the kind of work you did etc. (make sure you have permission to film)

18 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

19 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

20 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

21 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)

22 Behavioral lab: 14 setups

23 Labs - basement Driver Distraction Lab

24 Psychophysiology lab EEG tdcs Neurofeedback NIRS

25 Virtual Identity lab

26 Eye tracking and video registration

27 Neuroimaging lab: fmri

28 Questions? Guido Band: 2B09

29 Internships examples Cognitive enhancement LUMC KLM Hersenstichting Philips Research Game companies LEF Spatial Cognition in vascular surgery Situation Awareness in pilots Physical fitness in older adults Light and cognitive function Noise and sleep Pain Serious gaming Contextual influences on creativity

30 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

31 Ergonomics Internships examples 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