Institute of Psychology in Education

Organisational unit: Institute

Organisation profile

The Institute of Psychology in Education is part of the School of Education and currently consists of three departments, which are concerned with Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences, Developmental Psychology, and Educational Psychology.

Main research areas

At the Institute of Psychology in Education we are enthusiastic about research that answers fundamental psychological questions while keeping in mind their usefulness for sustainable social transformation processes in the educational domain.

Research Activities

Psychological Assessment and Individual Differences

Educational Psychology

Developmental Psychology

  1. Published

    Retest effects in matrix test performance: Differential impact of predictors at different hierarchy levels in an educational setting

    Freund, P. A. & Holling, H., 10.2011, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 21, 5, p. 597-601 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    "The (real) world is not enough:" Motivational drivers and user behavior in virtual worlds

    Eisenbeiss, M., Blechschmidt, B., Backhaus, K. & Freund, P. A., 02.2012, In: Journal of Interactive Marketing. 26, 1, p. 4-20 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Measuring current achievement motivation with the QCM: Short form development and investigation of measurement invariance

    Freund, P. A., Kuhn, J.-T. & Holling, H., 10.2011, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 51, 5, p. 629-634 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Kleine Menschen mit großen Gefühlen: Entwicklung der emotionalen Kommunikation in der frühen Kindheit

    von Salisch, M., 2010, Kinder brauchen Kinder: Gleichaltrige-Gruppe-Gemeinschaft. Hammes-Di Bernardo, E. & Speck-Hamdan , A. (eds.). Weimar: verlag das netz, p. 36-44 9 p. (pfv Jahrbuch 2010).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  5. Published

    The development and function of anger in childhood and adolescence

    von Salisch, M. & Saarni, C., 2011, Multiple facets of anger: Getting mad or restoring justice?. Pahlavan, F. (ed.). New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc., p. 81-102 22 p. (Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  6. Published

    Störungen der Emotionsregulation im Kindergartenalter und ihre Folgen

    von Salisch, M. & Kraft, U., 2010, Frühe Risiken und frühe Hilfe. Kißgen, R. & Heinen, N. (eds.). Stuttgart: Klett-Cotta Verlag, p. 84-104 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  7. Published

    Ich wünsche mir, dass sich die Lehrer nicht überall einmischen und nicht immer gleich petzen: Wünsche von 12- bis 14-jährigen Mädchen und Jungen für eine peer-freundlichere Schule in der PIN-Studie

    Schmalfeld, A., 2011, Jahrbuch Jugendforschung: 10. Ausgabe 2010. Ittel , A., Merkens, H. & Stecher, L. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Vol. 10. p. 101-125 25 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Who wants to take an intelligence test? Personality and achievement motivation in the context of ability testing

    Freund, P. A. & Holling, H., 04.2011, In: Personality and Individual Differences. 50, 5, p. 723-728 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    How to get really smart: Modeling retest and training effects in ability testing using computer-generated figural matrix items

    Freund, P. A. & Holling, H., 07.2011, In: Intelligence. 39, 4, p. 233-243 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Deliberate practice among South African small business owners: Relationships with education, cognitive ability, knowledge, and success

    Unger, J., Keith, N., Hilling, C., Gielnik, M. & Frese, M., 03.2009, In: Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology. 82, 1, p. 21-44 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review