Developing and validating a short-form assessment of conscientiousness competencies

Scientific Conference (2019, August)

Minimalist life orientations as a dialogical tool for happiness

in British Journal of Guidance and Counselling (2019)

Big-Five personality and political orientation: Results from four panel studies with representative German samples

in Journal of Research in Personality (2019)

The aim of this brief report was to replicate the meta-analytic findings concerning the relationship between Big-Five personality and political orientation reported in Sibley, Osborne, and Duckitt (2012 ... [more ▼]

The aim of this brief report was to replicate the meta-analytic findings concerning the relationship between Big-Five personality and political orientation reported in Sibley, Osborne, and Duckitt (2012) in a sample of N = 29,015 participants from four panels involving representative German samples. We replicated the expected significant correlations for Openness to Experience (r = ?0.07; 95% CI [?0.10, ?0.05]) and Conscientiousness (r = 0.06, 95% CI [0.05, 0.08]), but the effect sizes were smaller than in Sibley et al. (2012). We also found significant correlations for Agreeableness (r = ?0.04; 95% CI [?0.05, ?0.03]) and Neuroticism (r = ?0.04; 95% CI [?0.06, ?0.02]), indicating small but significant relations of additional Big-Five dimensions on political orientation. [less ▲]

Differentiating between static and complex problems: A theoretical framework and its empirical validation

in Intelligence (2019), 72

Why are difficult figural matrices hard to solve? The role of selective encoding and working memory capacity

in Intelligence (2019), 72

It is well documented that figural matrices tests are harder to solve when multiple rules need to be induced because multiple rules are traditionally associated with a greater demand for dynamically ... [more ▼]

It is well documented that figural matrices tests are harder to solve when multiple rules need to be induced because multiple rules are traditionally associated with a greater demand for dynamically managed sub-goals (goal management), which requires more working memory capacity (WMC). The current research addresses the necessity to apply selective encoding as a requirement that goes beyond the ability to manage goals when solving figural matrices. In the first study (N = 38), we found that selective encoding demands are present in items with multiple rules in addition to goal management demands. Furthermore, eye movement data indicated that rule induction was hampered when selective encoding demands were present. The second study (N = 127) de-monstrated that individuals' ability to filter relevant features in working memory was positively related to figural matrices items with selective encoding demands. Moreover, there was no evidence that other sources of WMC are related to goal management in figural matrices. Hence, this study provides preliminary evidence that fil-tering of relevant information in working memory is critical for solving figural matrices with multiple rules and challenges the view that goal management is the only driver of the relationship between WMC and performance in solving figural matrices with multiple rules. [less ▲]

The English and German versions of the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale. Establishing measurement invariance across nationality and gender groups

in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity (2019), 6

School attitude and perceived teacher acceptance: Developmental trajectories, temporal relations, and gender differences

in British Journal of Educational Psychology (2019), 89

SES-of-Origin and BMI in Youth: Comparing Germany and Minnesota

in Behavior Genetics (2019), 49(1), 24-48

Computer-based collaborative problem solving in PISA 2015 and the role of personality

in Journal of Intelligence (2019), 7

Quo vadis CPS? Brief answers to big questions

in Journal of Dynamic Decision Making (2019), 5