A study by researchers at Central European University(CEU) and theUniversity of St. Andrews reveals that chimpanzees share a human tendency to unintentionally synchronise their steps when walking alongside one another.
Professor Natalie Sebanz was appointed to be member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). She will serve as the Secretary of the Association.
In 2018 we inhabit a “post-truth” world where scientific evidence and accurate information must compete with appeals to emotion and “fake news”. In this talk I will attempt to shed some light on the human tendency to believe “alternative facts”. For one thing, individuals tend to restrict the amount of information they collect when forming beliefs, “jumping to conclusions” on limited evidence.
This interdisciplinary course will address the human ability to find creative solutions to new problems, a capacity that has allowed us to overcome obstacles in problem solving that are insurmountable to other species. Creative problem solving is therefore viewed as a crucial cognitive component in enabling the rapid progression of human culture. The course will comprise lectures and discussions in the mornings.
