Tag Archives: Science

Book club Rules of Play

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Priscilla

Who wants a read this book with me? Starting January the 12thRules of Play – Game Design Fundamentals This book has been on my shelf for ages. I have read other works of Salen and Zimmermann (or Katie and Eric) … Continue reading →

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De toekomst is solarpunk

Posted on August 30, 2025 by Priscilla

Wat als het goed gaat? Wat als het ons lukt om zonne-energie ons dagelijks leven te laten vormgeven? Als we lokaal eerlijk de lasten en opbrengsten van ons werk verdelen, en we onze steden en de natuur samenbrengen in een … Continue reading →

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PhD Gaming to cope

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Priscilla

Gaming has promise. In order to fulfil its didactic promise we need to understand exactly what goes on while people are ‘in game’ and how this joyful experience can be used to facilitate positive behaviours – such as functional coping … Continue reading →

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Humourous

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Priscilla

Different theories on humour Aggression, incongruity, and arousal-safety are the three explanatory mechanisms that most humour theories rely on. When a joke attacks an individual or group, this is considered an aggression based joke. These kind of jokes usually contain … Continue reading →

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Metacognition: Discussing a definition

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Priscilla

‘Thinking about thinking’ had been cited by Flavell before the eighties as a “promising new area of investigation” coining the term metacognition. “Metacognition refers to one’s knowledge concerning one’s own cognitive processes and products or anything related to them. […] Metacognition … Continue reading →

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Barriers to health appeals

Posted on July 18, 2015 by Priscilla

This is my summary/translation of the article Abwehrreaktionen auf Gesundheitsappelle: Forschungsstand und Praxisempfehlungen by Hastall, 2012. Against threatening or disturbing messages we have defensive processes, in order not to get thrown into a (unhealthy) state of frenzy every time we encounter one. … Continue reading →

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