2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE BELGIAN ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
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21-22 May 2026

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Preliminary program (subject to changes):

Thursday, May 21st 

11.00                     Registration desk opens
Registration will take place in the lobby of the FPPW. Entrance is located at Henri Dunantlaan 2, 9000 Gent.
12.00 - 12.45        Opening ceremony
​The opening ceremony will take place in Auditorium 2.
13.00 - 14.20        PARALLEL SESSION 1
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 1

PERSONAILTY AT WORK: DYNAMICS AND DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACHES 
Chair - Bart Wille (UGent)
Presenters - Cassie Xu (UGent), Sofie Dupré (UGent), Evi Anckaert (VUB), Camilla Hernandez Rodriguez (VUB)

​INVITED SYMPOSIUM 2

CONSPIRACY AND MISINFORMATION BELIEFS: MECHANISMS, CONTEXTS, AND INTERVENTIONS
Chair 
-  Kenzo Nera (ULB)
Presenters - Kenzo Nera (ULB), Alessandro Miani (University of Fribourg) (ULB), Yasemin Sahin (ULB)

REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 1

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 1

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 2

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 3

​​BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 1
14.30 - 15.30        Coffee break   //   poster session 1
The coffee break and poster session 1 will take place on the 1st floor (hallway around Auditorium 1).
15.40 - 17.00        Parallel session 2
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 3

APPLYING PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE: FROM DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIOR TO REAL-WORLD CHANGE
Chairs 
- Jan De Houwer (UGent) & Pieter Van Dessel (UGent) 
Presenters - Pieter Van Dessel (UGent), Florian Lange (KU Leuven), Denise De Ridder (Utrecht University), Samuel Costa (Human Insight)

INVITED SYMPOSIUM 4

ADVANCEMENTS IN EXPERIENCE SAMPLING METHODOLOGY 
Chairs - Laura Sels (UGent)
Presenters - Egon Dejonckheere (Tilburg University), Leonie Cloos (KU Leuven), Annelies Blanchard (UCL), Mariek Vanden Abeele (UGent-imec)​

REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 2

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 4

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 5

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 6

 ​BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 2 (Panel discussion)
17.10 - 18.30         KEYNOTE 1 - NICOLA CLAYTON
Location: Auditorium 1

Magic Mind
Prof. Nicola Clayton (Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, UK) 

Cognitive illusions reveal a number of fascinating features about the psychology and biology of the mind; not just perception but also mental time travel, the ability to remember the past and anticipate the future. Magic effects also illuminate some important things about Theory of Mind, the ability to assess the thoughts of others, both on the part of the audience and on the part of the magician. In this talk I will evaluate the extent to which corvids, known for their impressive cognitive abilities, exploit such principles in their natural caching behaviour~ i.e., their ability to hide food from the prying eyes of their competitors and protect their caches from being pilfered. I will also investigate whether and to what extent these birds are fooled by human magic effects. Finally, I will discuss what this approach might reveal about the intersection between the ability to manually produce an action, and the ability to anticipate the actions of others: for sleight of hand magic capitalises on the observer’s predictions of specific manual movements, particularly those of the hands. ​

18.30 - 20.30       Reception​
The reception will take place in the resto of the department. ​

Friday, May 22nd

09.00 - 10.20       parallel session 3
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 5

INTEGRATIVE PERSPECTIVES ON WORKING MEMORY: DOMAINS, METHODS, AND MECHANISMS
Chair 
- Simone Maucci (UGent)
Presenters - Johanna Hein (University of Geneva), Robin Remouchamps (ULiege), Benjamin Kowialiewsk (ULiege), Simone Maucci (UGent)

INVITED SYMPOSIUM 6

THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF ADOLESCENT SOCIAL MEDIA USE: THE ROLES OF PEERS AND PARENTS
Chair - Matteo Giletta (UGent)
Presenters - Ine Beyens (University of Amsterdam/KU Leuven), Loes Pouwels (Radbound University Nijmegen), Marlies Van de Casteele (UGent), Matthias Maerevoet (UGent)​

REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 3

REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 4

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 7

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 8

BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 3
10.30 - 11.30         Coffee break   //   poster session 2
The coffee break and poster session 2 will take place in the hallway around Auditorium 1.
11.30 - 12.50         KeYNOTE 2 - robert mcintosh
Speaker:  Prof. Robert McIntosh (University of Edinburgh, Scotland)
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Abstract
12.50 - 14.00        Lunch   //   Poster session 3
The coffee break and poster session 3 will take place in the hallway around Auditorium 1.
14.00 - 15.20        parallel session 4
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 7

BEYOND MEMORY: MULTIMODAL MARKERS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE
Chair - Nina Dolfen (UGent)
Presenters - Emma Delhaye (University of Lisbon), Tineke Van Vrekhem (UGent), Oona Cromheecke (UGent)

INVITED SYMPOSIUM 8

CONSTRUCTING IDENTITY: SOCIAL INFLUENCES, COGNITIVE PROCESSES AND CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES
Chair - Lien Goossens (UGent) 
Presenters - Lisanne De Moor (Tilburg University), Marianthi Terpini (ULiege), Jakke Coenye (UGent), Sam Houthuys (UGent) 

REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 5

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 9

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 10

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 11

BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 4
15.10 - 16.40         Parallel session 5
INVITED SYMPOSIUM 9

UNDERSTANDING AGING: BRAIN, BEHAVIOUR, AND SOCIAL PERSPECTIVES
Chair - Lisa Moreel (UGent)
Presenters - Sarah de Pue (KU Leuven), Julie Latomme (UGent),  Saloua Berdai Chaouni (VUB), Lisa Moreel (UGent)

INVITED SYMPOSIUM 10

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT WORK
Chair 
- Eva Derous (UGent)
Presenters - Delphine Van Muylem (UGent), Maaike Schellaert (UGent), Annalisa Casini (UCL), Claudia Toma (ULB)

REGULAR SYMPOSIUM 6

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 12

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 13

ORAL PRESENTATIONS 14

BAPS JUNIOR BOARD - WORKSHOP 5
17.00 - 18.00        AWARD ceremony
The award ceremony will take place in Auditorium 2
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