Photo of the Maria Montessori building
Photo of the Maria Montessori building

Behavioural Science Institute

The BSI is a multidisciplinary research institute that brings together experts from psychology, educational science, and communication science. We focus on strengthening people by understanding the foundations of human behaviour. We strongly commit to open science and aim to facilitate craftsmanship, curiosity and connection in academic research.

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Highlights

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Why is chasing your dreams so tricky?

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Eliana Vassena explores what your brain does during a tough challenge. She lays the foundation for her COPE (Cease Or Persist) model to explain why and predict whether we give up or persevere.

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Representation of minorities on streaming services and broadcasters lags behind

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The representation of women, ethnic minorities, seniors and sexual minorities on streaming services and mainstream broadcasters lags behind. This is shown by research by communication scientist Serena Daalmans of Radboud University.

Empowering the young

BSI symposium Empowering the Young

Thursday 21 November 2024, 8:45 am - 5:30 pm Conference / symposium

On November 21, 2024, the BSI will launch the theme "Empowering the Young," addressing the challenges faced by young people today with groundbreaking research, insights from societal stakeholders, and voices of young people.

Research projects

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Children's Self-Assessment During Creative Problem Solving

Research

This project explores how children's self-assessment during creative problem solving differs and can be explained from learner characteristics. Teacher interventions will be developed to improve children’s self-assessment accuracy.

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Rest, Recover, and Work from Home

Research

In this project, we are developing and testing a remote work guideline that assists in making informed decisions about whether or not to work from home during return to work trajectories for employees on sick leave.

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The influence of social media affordances on adolescents’ need satisfaction

Research

This project investigates which and how social media affordances influence the need satisfaction of young adolescents.

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News

How school gardens build bridges in primary education

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Why is chasing your dreams so tricky?

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ERC Starting Grants for research into social anxiety, lying politicians and more

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Early exposure to diverse faces helps babies overcome prejudices later in life

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Events

Treatment outcome in binge eating disorder: moving ahead! Cognitive behavior therapy and dialectical behavior therapy compared

Tuesday 8 October 2024, 4:30 pm PhD defence

Are We Our Hormones?

Thursday 10 October 2024, 8 pm - 9:30 pm Lecture

Towards Human-Centered Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education

Monday 14 October 2024, 10 am - 11 am Colloquium / Seminar

Spotlight on statistics

Thursday 17 October 2024, 12:15 pm - 1:15 pm Colloquium / Seminar
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Visiting address

The Behavioural Science Institute is located in the Maria Montessori building in Nijmegen.

Thomas van Aquinostraat 4
6525 GD Nijmegen

Contact

Get in touch with the research institute by contacting the BSI office.

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