Applied Cognitive Psychology

The Applied Cognitive Psychology group is interested in basic experimental research and applied research in the field of cognitive psychology. Our current research focus is on metacognition, the ability of humans to reflect their own learning, remembering, thinking, and problem solving. From a basic science perspective, metacognition is one of the most remarkable abilities of the human mind. From an applied perspective, metacognition is crucial, because it forms the basis for self-regulating cognitive processes and behavior. Our group is responsible for teaching Experimental Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, and the Psychological experimental internship in the Psychology programs. Here you can find out more about us, our research, and our teaching.

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News

  • 18.02.2026 Franziska Ingendahl receives an award for outstanding academic achievement for the best dissertation in the Department of Human Sciences awarded by the Association of Friends of Technical University of Darmstadt (Vereinigung der Freunde der Technischen Universität zu Darmstadt e.V.) (read more). Congratulations!
  • 20.01.2026 A journal article coauthored by Franziska Ingendahl and Monika Undorf was published in Learning and Instruction (read more)
  • 14.01.2026 A journal article by Franziska Ingendahl and Monika Undorf was published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review (read more)
  • 09.01.2026 A journal article coauthored by Monika Undorf was published in Memory & Cognition (read more)

2025

  • 20.11.-23.11.2025 The research group participates in the 66th Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society in Denver (Colorado, USA). Franziska Ingendahl presents a poster.
  • 20.11.2025 Monika Undorf chairs the 12th Biennial Meeting of the International Association for Metacognition (opens in new tab) in Denver (Colorado, USA) together with Hannah Hausman.
  • 18.11.2025 Franziska Ingendahl presents a paper at Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado, USA).
  • 10.11.2025 Franziska Ingendahl successfully defended her dissertation “On Reactivity to Immediate Judgments of Learning” (supervised by Prof. Dr. Monika Undorf). Congratulations on successfully completing your PhD, Franziska!
  • 11.09.-13.09.2025 Franziska Ingendahl and Monika Undorf participate in a small group meeting on „Memory and Metamemory“ funded by the DFG-funded Research Training Group Statistical Modeling in Psychology (SMiP).
  • 28.08.2025 A journal article by Franziska Ingendahl coauthored by Monika Undorf was published in Psychological Bulletin (read more)
  • 01.08.2025 A journal article coauthored by Monika Undorf was published in Behavior Research Methods(read more)
  • 15.07.-16.07.2025 Monika Undorf and Franziska Ingendahl are represented with a talk at the London Reasoning Workshop (read more)
  • 08.07.2025 Monika Undorf presents a paper at the Düsseldorf Seminar in Cognitive Neuroscience, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf.
  • 17.06.2025 Starting 01.10.2025, the Applied Cognitive Psychology group is looking for a student assistant. We are looking forward to your application!
  • 12.05.-15.05.2025 Prof. Dr. Vered Halamish (Bar-Ilan University, Israel) visits the Research Group Applied Cognitive Psychology.
  • 09.03.-12.03.2025 Sofia Navarro-Baéz, Franziska Ingendahl, and Monika Undorf give talks at the 67th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP) in Frankfurt (Main).
  • 09.03.-12.03.2025 Sofia Navarro-Baéz and Franziska Ingendahl chair a double-symposium on “Metacognition and Metamemory” at the67th Conference of Experimental Psychologists (TeaP) in Frankfurt (Main).
  • 03.03.2025 A journal article by Franziska Ingendahl coauthored by Monika Undorf was published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (read more)
  • 27.02.2025 Franziska Ingendahl presents a paper at the shared research colloquium of the Chair for Cognitive Psychology and the Chair for Experimental Psychology, University of Mannheim.
  • 24.01.2025 A journal article coauthored by Sofia Navarro-Baéz and Monika Undorf was published in Memory and Cognition (read more)
  • 08.01.2025 Franziska Schäfer presents a paper at the research colloquium of the Department for Mathematical and Cognitive Psychology, Heinrich-Heine Universität Düsseldorf.

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