Psychology of Digitalisation

Welcome to the website of the Psychology of Digitalisation division at University of Bern!

Our research and teaching is focused on three major topics:

Meta-science and behavior research methods, particularly the role of standardisation in psychological research, as well as peer review and scientific quality management
Usable security and privacy, particularly learning and problem solving in hackers, as well as data privacy in digital life
Media use and media effects, particularly effects of computer and video games

News

Publications

Newly accepted at Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychology

Hussey, I. (2024, August 6). Verification Report: A critical reanalysis of Vahey et al. (2015) “A meta-analysis of criterion effects for the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) in the clinical domain”. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/xpukj

Publications

New paper in Emotion

Anvari, F., Moeck, E. K., Franco, V. R., Elson, M., & Schneider, I. K. (2024). The “memory-experience gap” for affect does not reflect a general memory bias to overestimate past affect. Emotion. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001404

Publications

New paper in Nature

Anvari, F., Billinger, S., Analytis, P.P. et al. Testing the convergent validity, domain generality, and temporal stability of selected measures of people’s tendency to explore. Nat Commun 15, 7721 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51685-z

Publications

New preprint

Borgert, N., Hussey, I., Jansen, L., & Elson, M. (2024, November 4). Do I Value My Private Data? Exploring Model-Driven Predictions on the Willingness to Use Smart Home Devices. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/y2cx6