Welcome to the Hogrefe news page. Here you’ll find our archive of news articles exploring contemporary themes in the fields of psychology and psychometrics – as well as updates on our ever-growing range of assessments and training courses.
In its newest iteration, the d2-R has become one of the most widely-used measures of attention – particularly visual attention – throughout Europe. Now, following our latest update, both new and existing users of the d2-R will automatically gain access to additional sets of norms for the measure.
The Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 has resulted in many complex problems[1]. One of these is how the re-opening of schools will be managed, following a long period of lockdown, and what the effect on both teachers and their students will be. Teachers are facing the unprecedented challenge of managing…
Cognitive ability or intelligence testing has been hailed “as the most practical contribution made to humanity by all of psychology”. Cognitive ability testing predicts a diverse range of behaviours and outcomes including academic achievement, job occupation, economic prosperity and health.
We spoke with Dominik Schwarzinger, one author of the Dark Triad of Personality at Work (TOP), about the nature of the dark triad in leadership, the importance of ensuring we have the right personalities in positions of authority, and how dark traits can impact business performance and employee…
Over the past few months, managers across industries have been faced with considerable and unprecedented challenges. From adjusting to remote working – to contingency planning – to tough decision-making – the list can seem endless and often changes from one to day to the next.
An earlier article from Hogrefe talked about maintaining psychological wellbeing during the COVID-19 crisis, with an emphasis on caring for carers (psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists, clinicians, HR advisors). Now, as we approach the lifting of the lockdown in some countries and, in others,…
It is estimated that one in every four of us in the UK will experience a mental health problem at some point each year[1], and as the country continues to grapple with the long-term challenges brought by Covid-19, there is no doubt that our collective mental wellbeing is facing fresh challenges.
There has been an abundance of media content and psychology articles published recently about how to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic to remote working. Many of us are now full-time home workers and some people are experiencing this for the very first time. Remote working will affect how we work,…
Our inboxes are being flooded with a multitude of articles about how to lead in times of uncertainty. This is understandable as we as leaders and practitioners work to create order from chaos for ourselves and those around us; as organisations grapple with the significant changes for employers; and…
Historically, there has been no one tool to evaluate sociocognitive skills directly and systematically in preschool children, meaning methods could vary and subjective decision-making be prevalent. To address this gap, Hogrefe is launching the Early Sociocognitive Battery (ESB).
