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An Investigation of the Lie-Telling Personality Type Within Different Social Contexts
(2023)
The present work aimed to further develop and refine the nomological net of personality traits predicting deception within the specific context of romantic relationships, as well as within the academic context. The main findings are that the already established correlation between Honesty-Humility and general deceptive behavior also reliable emerged for relationship-based dishonesty and academic cheating; however, against general deception research, when examining the specific context of romantic relationships, the ...
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Removing Barriers for Integrating Dimensional Conceptualisations of Personality Disorders into Clinical Practice
(2023)
The present dissertation investigated the utility of dimensional personality disorder (PD) models for clinical practice, specifically focusing on the Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) as implemented in the DSM-5 and the dimensional PD conceptualization in the ICD-11. The dissertation research consisted of three studies that addressed various aspects of clinical utility of dimensional PD models, including practical utility regarding assessment of the severity of personality pathology, the quantification ...
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Learning through Self-Explanation
(2023)
In this dissertation, the effectiveness of learning through self-explanation was examined through a series of experiments. The primary focus was on the acquisition of factual knowledge. Learners' self-explanations were coded and categorized into correct inferences, correct paraphrases, and false utterances.
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Dynamics of Norms in Decision-Making
(2024-01)
So far, there is a lack of understanding how norms change. The aim of the present dissertation was twofold: (1) addressing differences between change processes of different types of norms and (2) focusing more particularly on how norms are internalized. To study norm dynamics, a multi-method approach was chosen, combining theory, social simulation, and experimental research. In the theoretical contribution, a psychologically grounded conceptual model of norm change and decision-making was presented. Based on a refined ...
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On the Path to Professionalization in Coaching: From Coaches' Attitudes for Participating in Coaching Research to Improving Coachees' Reflective Capacity
(2024)
This dissertation aims to advance the professionalization of coaching by advancing coaching research. It does this by meeting the demand for methodological grounding and examining coaches' motives for participating in coaching research, thereby contributing to the generation of larger and more-realistic samples (Study 1), by conducting theory-driven research based on psychotherapy research, and by using an observer-based method to evaluate behavioral data (Study 2). At the same time, it contributes to improving the ...