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Profile
| Academic position | Full Professor |
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| Research fields | General, Cognitive and Mathematical Psychology,Personality Psychology, Clinical and Medical Psychology, Methodology |
| Keywords | cognitive aging, cognitive psychology, learning and memory, multi-tasking, cognitive development |
Current contact address
| Country | United States of America |
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| City | Eugene |
| Institution | University of Oregon |
| Institute | Department of Psychology |
Host during sponsorship
| Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger | Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung (MPIB), Berlin |
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| Prof. Dr. Ulman Lindenberger | Center for Lifespan Psychology, Max-Planck-Institut für Bildungsforschung (MPIB), Berlin |
| Start of initial sponsorship | 01/06/2014 |
Programme(s)
| 2013 | Humboldt Research Award Programme |
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Nominator's project description
| Professor Mayr is well-known internationally for his research on cognitive control and decision making. He investigates cognitive mechanisms that implement flexible control of action and thought in younger and older adults. He has shown that the human cognitive system has a one-task-at-a-time constraint, enforcing the need to switch back and forth between tasks during multi-tasking. During his stay in Germany, Professor Mayr will focus on how action control changes from early to late adulthood and why people sometimes, but not always, experience pleasure when donating for charity or contributing to the common good. |