Projects
Perceptual representations of directly visible and occluded object attributes. KU Leuven
My success in developing a simple yet broadly applicable theoretical framework for understanding the large body of heterogeneous and seemingly contradictory findings in the literature on simultaneous color contrast provides a particularly good illustration of the great heuristic value of the above principles.
Understanding part-whole relationships in the visual environment. KU Leuven
An enduring question that continues to perplex vision scientist is how with a single glimpse at a real-world scene, an observer can comprehend a variety of perceptual and semantic information efficiently and effortlessly. Whether it’s watching a music video full of quick editing cuts or searching for a friend in a crowded venue, the human visual system is constantly processing and categorizing a continuous input of quickly changing scenes. ...
Doing good at work, doing good at home? Examining the relationship between organizational citizenship behavior and the interface between work and family life. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
What are we buying into? A holistic empirical analysis of the production, circulation and reception of discourses on ethical consumption, with a focus on de-politicisation. University of Antwerp
Dopaminergic modulation of memory generalisation in depression. KU Leuven
The neural system that establish integrated episodic memory (i.e., memory about “what happened where and when”) comprises different forebrain and midbrain areas, including the neurochemically and functionally distinct VTA system that originates in the brainstem and provides the major dopaminergic input (i.e., releasing the neurotransmitter dopamine) to the forebrain. This proposal focusses on memory generalization (i.e., the ability to ...
Holistic vs. analytic visual perception of human body postures and actions: Similarities and differences with face perception. KU Leuven
Like human faces, human bodies can provide important visual information for social communication and interaction. It is generally assumed that human faces are processed holistically and not only analytically: Local facial features are not perceived and represented independently of each other; instead, a face is perceived as an integrated whole. One observation that has been taken as evidence for holistic face processing is the face inversion ...
Understanding the dynamics of the individual through network analyses of Experience Sampling data KU Leuven
The reigning idea in large parts of psychology is that, if one wants to understand human behavior, one has to focus on relations between latent constructs (such as neuroticism) rather than on relations between manifest variables (e.g., items, or symptoms). However, despite all the research, it is not clear that psychologists are coming closer to an understanding what these latent variables mean. The leading idea of this project is that the ...
Sexualisation in and by children's media. The content, use, and impact of sexualizing messages among 10- to 12-yearolds. University of Antwerp
Is biculturalism a resource or hindrance for minority school achievement? A multi-method approach KU Leuven
In light of debates over multiculturalism and evidence of minority disadvantage, we examine when biculturalism (identifying with both minority and majority cultures) promotes minority school achievement. Asking how biculturalism meshes with the prevailing multicultural climate, Study 1 tests when bicultural identity helps or hinders minority performance across schools and societies with different diversity attitudes (CILS4EU in Sweden, UK, ...