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.

Highlights

Trump wil laten weten dat je zijn tegenstanders niet serieus moet nemen, door vervelend te zijn en nare dingen te zeggen.

The power of Trump's contempt

Jonathan Van 't Riet studies why politicians like Donald Trump can win over the voters by being hated. He calls this approach political incivility: disrespectful communication in politics.

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Representation of minorities on streaming services and broadcasters lags behind

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

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

Onderzoeksproject

Defense and Depression: A Theoretical and Empirical Investigation of Change.

This project aims to examine the stability of defenses, different categorizations, and explore how changes in defenses relate to shifts in depressive symptoms during therapy.

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Children's Self-Assessment During Creative Problem Solving

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

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.

News

The power of Trump's contempt

How school gardens build bridges in primary education

Why is chasing your dreams so tricky?

Events

Towards Human-Centered Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence in Education

Spotlight on statistics

Learning Differently Through AI?

BSI PhD Day

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.