Social psychology

Deutsch

Social psychology studies the experience and behavior of people in social situations, i.e. situations in which a person's cognitions, emotions, motives and actions are influenced by the actual, assumed (or sometimes merely imagined) presence of other people.

Team

  • Portrait Laura Froehlich Photo: Hardy Welsch

    PD Dr. Laura Froehlich

    “My research focuses on diversity and stereotypes in educational and societal contexts with special focus on gender and ethnicity in cross-national perspectives.“

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    Dr. Verena Walpurger

    “I supervise overarching topics in Module 1 of the B.Sc. in Psychology as well as the courses ‘Introduction to Psychology’ and ‘Introduction to Scientific Work’.”

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    Dr. Jan-Bennet Voltmer

    “I research the relationships between the diversity of virtual teams on the one hand and different types of group outcomes (satisfaction, competence gain) on the other.”

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    Jennifer Raimann

    “I am researching how different levels of personality and diversity in virtual, collaborative groups affect competencies and learning outcomes.”

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    Dr. Sybille Neji

    “I am researching the effect of intergroup contact on attitudes, in particular the reduction of prejudices and stereotypes through positive intergroup contact.”

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    Martin Schulze

    “I conduct research on the management of diversity effects in virtual collaborative groups.”

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    Dr. Johanna Werner

    “I research stress experiences in CSCL, eating and drinking motives, self- and social identity”

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    Dr. Nathalie Bick

    “My research focuses on stereotypes, how they are measured, and their consequences for negatively stereotyped groups, particularly social identity threat and a sense of belonging.”

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    Mai Grundmann

    “I am investigating how choices related to community-oriented goals and threats to social identity affect the basic psychological needs of various student groups.”

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    Jennifer Hochstein

    “I am conducting research on the effects of diversity and stereotypes in computer-supported group work in distance learning.”

 

Teaching

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Research

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Social Psychology | 25.06.2026