About us
In the Department of Experimental Psychology, we investigate fundamental cognitive processes of attention and perception. In particular, we analyze the performance of the visual system in perceiving strongly degraded stimulus information, the effects of different masking techniques, individual differences in perception, and the effects of visual stimuli in the absence of awareness. Also, we are interested in expectation effects and attention processes. Our methods include verbal reports, behavioral measurements and physiological methods such as electroencephalography (EEG) and functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
For the Bachelor's Degree Program in Psychology, we offer the courses “Perception and Emotion” (B.Psy.201), “Introduction to the domains and research methods of Psychology” (B.Psy.202), as well as the “Experimental research lab” (B.Psy.203). For the Master’s Degree Program in Psychology, we offer courses on “Multivariate Statistics” (M.Psy.205), “Experimental Consciousness Research” (M.Psy.201 and M.Psy.204), “Neurophysiology of Perception and Attention” (M.Psy.202) and “Behavioral Neuroscience” (M.Psy.206).
Recent Publications
- Baumann, L. & Valuch, C. (2022). Priming of natural scene categorization during continuous flash suppression. Consciousness and Cognition, 104, 103387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2022.103387.
- Kraut, A. T. & Albrecht, T. (2022). Neural correlates of temporal integration and segregation in metacontrast masking: a phenomenological study. Psychophysiology, 59(11), e14085. https://doi.org/10.1111/psyp.14085.
- Büsel, C., Valuch, C., Bliem, H., Sachse, P. & Ansorge, U. (2021). Investigating object files in spatial cueing. Experimental Psychology, 68(2), 67-80. https://doi.org/10.1027/1618-3169/a0.
- Mattler, U., Stein, M. & Fendrich, R. (2021). The ring rotation illusion: Properties and links of a novel illusion of motion. i-Perception, 12(3), 1-25. doi.org/10.1177/20416695211020019.
- Palmer, S., Gronemann, J., Mattler, U., Febry, H., Wünsch-Leiteritz, W., Leiteritz, A., ... Brockmeyer, T. (2021). No Effect of Very Brief Exposure to Masked Food Pictures on Fear of Food in Anorexia Nervosa. European Eating Disorders Review. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/erv.2835.