Senior professorship for Cognitive Psychology

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Prof. Dr. Edgar Erdfelder

Headed by Prof. Dr. Edgar Erdfelder, our research group investigates various aspects of cognitive psychology. This includes in particular the processes of learning, memory, judgment, and decision making. Furthermore, we are interested in experimental methods and experimental design as well as mathematical modeling of cognitive processes.

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Team

Our team is looking forward to answering your questions.

Vier Menschen sitzen in einer Reihe vor Computern.

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Research

An overview about recent publications and research projects at our chair.

News

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Successful disputation of Julian Quevedo Pütter

Julian Quevedo Pütter successfully defended his dissertation “The Role of Consolidation in Interference-Based Forgetting: A Critical Re-Evaluation of Behavioral Evidence” on October 15, 2024. Congratulaton, Julian!

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Successful disputation of Ruben Laukenmann

Ruben Laukenmann successfully defended his dissertation „The Influence of Race on Weapon Identification: Cognitive Processes Underlying the Weapon Identification Task“ on December 15, 2023. Congratulaton, Ruben!

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Time to say Goodbye

Dr. Lena Nadarevic has left our team for the winter semester 2023/2024 to join the Fresenius University of Applied Sciences in Heidelberg. We congratulate Prof. Dr. Lena Nadarevic on her appointment as professor and wish her much joy and success in her new tasks in research and teaching!

Successful disputation of Sabrina Berres

Sabrina Berres successfully defended her dissertation, “The Sleep Benefit in Episodic Memory: Investigating Underlying Mechanisms,” on June 19, 2023. Congratulations, Sabrina!

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Vacancies

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Contact

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Prof. Dr. Edgar Erdfelder

Senior Professor

erdfelder[at]uni-mannheim.de

University of Mannheim
School of Social Sciences
A5
B – Room 118
68159 Mannheim

Phone: +49 621 181-2146
Web: sowi.uni-mannheim.de/en/erdfelder

Office hours:
after consultation with Prof. Erdfelder