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09/2026

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them
- written by
- Lara Watermann,
- Natalie Hogh,
- Joshua Braun,
- Simone Kubowitsch
Teams today collaborate across screens, time zones, and digital tools, but better technology does not always mean better teamwork. Hybrid meetings, information overload, and workflows supported by artificial intelligence (AI) create new challenges. Drawing on expert insights and psychological research, this article explores which team skills matter most and how teams can build them.
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08/2026 - SpeciaI issue on artificial intelligence

Does ChatGPT think like humans?
- written by
- Jannis Friedrich
AIs like ChatGPT are trained only on texts and do not actually experience the world. It’s been argued that for this reason, AI’s cannot really ‘understand’. This is called the symbol grounding problem: symbols have to be connected to perception and action. To address the question whether AIs can think like humans, this article looks at research on cognition and language.
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08/2026 - SpeciaI issue on artificial intelligence

How humans form beliefs about conversational AI
- written by
- Tobias R. Rebholz
Why do we treat Alexa or ChatGPT like a helpful coworker – or even a friend? This article explores how talking to conversational AI shapes the beliefs we form about machines.
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08/2026 - SpeciaI issue on artificial intelligence

Why putting humans in the loop can make decision-making with AI worse
- written by
- Tobias Rieger,
- Dietrich Manzey,
- Eileen Roesler,
- Linda Onnasch
AI’s decisions are often comprised with a human in the loop. Why? The person tries to improve the decisions but ends up making it worse despite good intentions. Our need to contribute interferes with these systems. In this article, we discuss this issue and whether explainable AI can foster true human-AI teamwork for better choices.
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Join the In-Mind team: Help us make psychology accessible to everyone!

written by: Rinat Meerson, Stella Wernicke, Jana Dreston
Magazine Issue 09/2026

Teamwork today and tomorrow: The skills that matter and how to build them

written by: Lara Watermann, Natalie Hogh, Joshua Braun, Simone Kubowitsch
In-Mind Blog

After "Adolescence": What we know (and don’t know) about gender attitudes and online misogyny

written by: Kate Schramm, Silvana Weber
Magazine Issue 08/2026 - SpeciaI issue on artificial intelligence

Benefits and risks of asking AI for health advice

written by: Jaroslava Kaňková

Magazine Issue 04/2014

Word of mouth: How our tongue shapes our preferences, and why you should eat popcorn in the cinema

written by: Sascha Topolinski

Are you sick of banner ads, commercials, and brand names depicted everywhere? You might think this way of advertising is pointless since it will not influence you anyway. However, psychological... more
Magazine Issue 04/2014

Manipulating the body, measuring the body, and tinkering in the name of Psychology

written by: Thomas Schubert

New scientific approaches often rise with the availability of new methods, and can stall when those methods do not evolve further. New methods can be particularly influential if they allow... more
Magazine Issue 04/2014

From the Editors: Commentary for Embodiment Special Issue

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Wellington, New Zealand, is considered a windy city (twice as windy as Chicago). It is also a hilly city. Victoria University, where I spend my day, is on the top... more
Magazine Issue 02/2014

The good, the bad, and the ugly of the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty

written by: Angela Celebre, Ashley Waggoner Denton

The Dove Campaign for Real Beauty has been called a lot of things, from a “game changer” and “a breath of fresh air”, to “hypocritical”, “sexist”, and “sneaky”. So why... more
Magazine Issue 10/2013

Are we all jerks? Why nobody helps when surrounded by others

written by: Janneke Schilder

People are not likely to help when faced with an emergency. Are they all heartless or is something else going on? Science reveals that we can explain this lack of... more
Magazine Issue 10/2013

A funny thing happened on the way to romance: How humor influences romantic relationship initiation

written by: Theresa DiDonato

Is a funny pick-up line a good idea, or will it hurt your chances? The role of humor in courtship is a fascinating puzzle that is beginning to receive empirical... more