Curriculum Vitae Ingrid Candel

Position

Assistant Professor, Maastricht University

Department of Experimental Psychology

Po Box 616, 6200MD Maastricht, The Netherlands

T. +31 43 3881963, F +31 43 3884196

i.candel@psychology.unimaas.nl

Degrees

1997: MSc. in Health Sciences, Maastricht University
1998: MSc. In Psychology, University of Utrecht

 2003: PhD in Psychology, Maastricht University

Research

Research interests

I am interested in the accuracy of emotional memories. More specifically, my studies focus on distortions in memories for emotional negative information (i.e. words, events, pictures). Currently, I am examining the role of valence in the development of children’s false memories using the DRM-paradigm. I am also studying the effect of suggestion and social interaction on children’s memories.    

Research grants

Children’s false memories (Open Competition Grant): Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; NWO), 2005; 170.000 Euro.

Errors in scene memory (VENI Grant): Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; NWO), 2003; 200.000 Euro.

Grant work visits to Lancaster University (Prof. M.L. Howe): Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek; NWO) and British Council, 2007, 1.950 Euro.

Publications

Papers in press

Candel, I., Memon, A., & Al-Harazi, F. (in press). Peer discussion affects children's memory reports. Applied Cognitive Psychology.

Jelicic, M., Merckelbach, H., Candel, I., & Geraerts, E. (in press). Detection of feigned cognitive dysfunction using special malinger tests: A simulation study in naïve and coached malingerers. International Journal of Neuroscience. 

International journals

Geraerts, E., Kozarić-Kovačić, Merckelbach, H., Peraica, T., Jelicic, M., & Candel, I. (2007). Traumatic memories of war veterans: Not so special after all. Consciousness and Cognition, 16, 170-177.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H, Jelicic, M., & Jentjens, K. (2006). Commission errors but not critical lures decrease when you have to pay a price for them.  American Journal of Psychology, 119, 619-624.

Jelicic, M., Smeets, T., Peters, M.J.V., Candel, I., Horselenberg, R., & Merckelbach, H. (2006). Assassination of a controversial politician: Remembering details from another non-existent film. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20, 591-596. 

Smeets, T., Jelicic, M., Peters, M.J.V., Candel, I., Horselenberg, R., & Merckelbach, H. (2006). “Of course I remember seeing that film!” – How ambiguous questions generate crashing memories. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 20, 779-789.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., Loyen, S., & Reyskens, H. (2005). “I hit the Shift-key and then the computer crashed”: Children and false admissions. Personality and Individual Differences, 38, 1381-1387.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., Houben, K. & Vandyck, I. (2004). How children remember neutral and emotional pictures: Boundary extension in children’s scene memories.  American Journal of Psychology, 117, 249-257.

Candel, I., & Merckelbach, H. (2004). Peritraumatic dissociation as a predictor of PTSD: A critical review. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 45, 44-50.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., Jelicic, M., Limpens, M., & Widdershoven, K. (2004). Children’s suggestibility for peripheral and central details. Journal of Credibility Assessment and Witness Psychology, 5, 9-18. 

Smeets, T., Candel, I., & Merckelbach, H. (2004). Accuracy, completeness, and consistency of emotional memories.  American Journal of Psychology, 117, 595-609.

Candel, I., Jelicic, M., Merckelbach, H., & Wester, A. (2003). Korsakoff patients’ memories of September 11, 2001. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191, 262-264.

Candel, I., & Merckelbach, H. (2003). Fantasy proneness and thought suppression as predictors of the Medical Student Syndrome. Personality and Individual Differences, 35, 519-524.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., & Kuijpers, M. (2003). Dissociative experiences are related to commissions in emotional memory. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 41, 719-725.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., & Zandbergen, M. (2003). Boundary distortions for neutral and emotional pictures. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 10, 691-695.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., & Muris, P. (2000). Measuring interrogative suggestibility in children: Reliability and Validity of the Bonn Test of Statement Suggestibility. Psychology, Crime & Law, 6, 61-70.

National journals

Candel, I. (2006). Selectieve update. Bespreking van E. Rassin, Tussen sofa en toga. Een inleiding in de rechtspsychologie. De Psycholoog.

Candel, I. (2005). Olivier had geen pet op, hè? De invloed van suggestie op geheugenomissies. De Psycholoog, 40, 647-651.  

Candel, I., Offermans, E., Jelicic, M., & Merckelbach, H. (2005). Sociale steun en psychische klachten bij jonge vluchtelingen. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 47, 75-81.

Jelicic, M., Merckelbach, H., Timmermans, M., Candel, I. (2004). De Nederlandstalige versie van de Psychopathic Personality Inventory. Psychodiagnostisch gereedschap. De Psycholoog, 12, 604-608.

Candel, I. (2003). De grenzen van ons geheugen. De Psycholoog, 38, 362-366.

Candel, I., & Merckelbach, H (2003). Peri-traumatische dissociatie als voorspeller van PTSS: een kritische noot. Tijdschrift voor Psychiatrie, 4, 211-219.

Merckelbach, H., Candel, I., Jelicic, M., & Crombag, H. (2003). De goede getuige. Trema, 6, 213 – 219.

Candel, I., & Merckelbach, H. (2002). Het geheugen voor negatieve gebeurtenissen. Nederlands Tijdschrift voor de Psychologie, 57, 1-9.

Merckelbach, H., Jelicic, M., Candel, I., & Horselenberg, H. (2002). Sleutelen aan geheugenverlies: Iatrogene elaboratie van een retrograde amnesie. Maandblad Geestelijke volksgezondheid, 57, 923-935.

Candel, I., & Merckelbach, H. (2001). Traumatische herinneringen zijn niet perfect. De Psycholoog, 4, 170-174.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., Muris, P., Rasquin, S., & Bollen, E. (1998). De Nederlandse versie van de BTSS: Een suggestibiliteitsschaal voor kinderen. De Psycholoog, 12, 554-559. 

Chapters

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., & Wessel, I. (2002). Traumatische herinneringen. In P.J. van Koppen, D.J. Hessing, H.L.G.J. Merckelbach, & H.F.M. Crombag. Het Recht van Binnen (p. 417-431). Deventer: Kluwer.

Rassin, E., & Candel, I. (2002). Suggestie tijdens het verhoor. In  P.J. van Koppen, D.J. Hessing, H.L.G.J. Merckelbach, & H.F.M. Crombag. Het Recht van Binnen (p. 465-483). Deventer: Kluwer.

Jelicic, M., Merckelbach, H., & Candel, I. (2006). Geheugen. In J.E. Hovens & H. van Megen (Eds.), Handboek psychologische psychiatrie (p. 83-96). Utrecht: de Tijdstroom.

Jelicic, M., Smeets, T., Candel, I., Van Suijdam, M., & Merckelbach, H. (2006). No, I don’t remember seeing video footage of the killing of Theo van Gogh! Misinformation manipulations do not always elicit false memories. In K. Nixon (Ed.), Forensic Recall and Eyewitness Testimony. London: IA-IP Publishing.

Presentations

Candel, I., Dissociation in memory performance in Korsakoff patients, Tagung Experimentell Arbeitender Psychologen, September 6-9, 1998, Marburg, Germany.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., The representation of neutral and emotional pictures, The 3^rd International Conference On Memory, July 16-20, 2001, Valencia, Spain.

Candel, I., Merckelbach, H., & Zandbergen, M., Boundary distortions for neutral and emotional pictures, European Association of Psychology and Law, September 14-17, 2002, Leuven, Belgium.

Candel, I., Jelicic, M., Merckelbach, H., & Wester, A., Korsakoff patients’ memories of September 11, 2001, The Society of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition, July 2-6, 2003, Aberdeen, Scotland.

Candel, I., & Merckelbach, H., What we see is not what we remember: Commission errors in scene memory, The European Society of Cognitive Psychology, August 31- September 3, 2005, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Candel, I., False memories: The role of plausibility and valence, Association for Psychological Science, 18^th Annual Convention, May 25-28 2006, New York.

Candel, I., Commission errors in scene memory, Perspectives on memory and Cognition, June 8-9, 2006, Aarhus, Denmark

Candel, I., False memories: The role of plausibility and valence, The 4^th International Conference On Memory, July 16-21, 2006, Sydney, Australia.

Candel, I., Commission errors in scene memory, The 4^th International Conference On Memory, July 16-21, 2006, Sydney, Australia.

Teaching

▪ Supervisor of BA and MSc theses

▪ Courses:

Introduction to Psychology & Law (3^rd year Bachelor)

The reliability of eyewitnesses’ testimonies (3^rd year Bachelor)

▪ Teaching contributions:

Psychology, Law and Eyewitness Testimonies (course coordinator: Prof. A. Memon, University of Aberdeen, Scotland)

Research, how to do it? (2^nd year Bachelor)

▪ Coordinator Master Psychology & Law

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