Psychological Concepts

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Kurt Pawlik is Professor of Psychology at the University of Hamburg, Germany (1966 - ). He received his PhD in psychology from the University of Vienna (Austria). His research specializations include: psychology of individual differences, neuropsychology, psychological assessment and psychometrics, environmental, and international psychology. He is past president (inter alia) of the German Society of Psychology, the International Union of Psychological Science, and the International Social Science Council. Géry d`Ydewalle is Professor of Psychology at the University of Leuven, Belgium (1980 - ), where he also received his PhD. His research specializations include: perception and memory, neuropsychology, applied research on genetic risk perception and decision making, film perception, and psychology of the internet. He is past president (inter alia) of the Belgian Psychological Society, the International Union of Psychological Science, and a member of the Belgian Royal Academy of Science.

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