Arno van Voorst
Arno van Voorst
Arno van Voorst, chief bibliography and the primary author of this article, completed both his Bachelor and Master Degrees at the Free University, Amsterdam. His research focuses on emotions, emotion regulation, leadership and power, social relationships with pets, and general motivation science. Indeed, going from his research interests, it should not come as a surprise that he has picked up a keen interest in evolutionary perspectives.
Magdalena Wischnewski
Magdalena Wischnewski
From 2012 to 2018, Dr. Magdalena Wischnewski studied Psychology at the University of Freiburg. In October 2019, she completed her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Nicole Krämer at the University of Duisburg-Essen. During her PhD, she investigated the cognitive and affective mechanisms involved in motivated reasoning, particularly in the context of misinformation. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Research Center for Trustworthy Data Science and Security. Her current research, situated within the broader field of trust in artificial intelligence, focuses on understanding how and under what circumstances users place trust in AI systems.
Scott Sleek
Scott Sleek
Scott Sleek is the news director for the Association for Psychological Science, where he is in charge of promoting the public understanding of psychological research. He runs a variety of public education campaigns on scientific topics such as, the teen brain, learning styles, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Dr. Vera Zamoscik
Dr. Vera Zamoscik
Vera Zamoscik is currently a researcher and lecturer in clinical and biological psychology at the University of Mannheim. Her work focuses on respiration-centered interventions and their role in mental health and stress management. Vera is also deeply engaged in emergency psychology, particularly in psychosocial emergency care for first responders, focusing on aspects such as implementing training and prevention, and studying the impact of critical incidents like the 2021 flood disaster in Germany. She earned her PhD from Heidelberg University, examining the role of sensory sensitivity and respiration patterns in mental health. Find more about Vera's work here.
Wilhelm Hofmann
Wilhelm Hofmann
Wilhelm Hofmann is Professor of Economic and Social Cognition at the University of Cologne, Germany. His research interests include social cognition, self-control, and health behavior decision-making. He can be contacted at wilhelm.hofmann@uni-koeln.de.
Peter Hegarty
Peter Hegarty
Peter Hegarty is Professor of Psychology at the University of Surrey. He is the author of Gentlemen’s Disagreement: Alfred Kinsey, Lewis Terman and the Sexual Politics of Smart Men (Chicago, 2013) and From homophobia to LGBT: A Recent History of Lesbian and Gay Psychology (Routledge, 2017).
Nurul Arbiyah
Nurul Arbiyah
Nurul Arbiyah, https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5217-6372, is a PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience - Forensic Psychology Section, Maastricht University, The Netherlands, and a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia. Her research focuses on the reliability of victim statements, the application of alternative scenarios in expert opinions, and the use of psychological measurement in legal contexts.