Stefan Scherbaum

Prof. Dr. Stefan Scherbaum

M.Sc. Cognitive Science

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Contact Information

Professur für Methoden der Psychologie und kognitive Modellierung

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Visiting address:

Bürogebäude Zellescher Weg (BZW), Raum A 315 Zellescher Weg 17

01069 Dresden

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Research

Open Science Initiative of the Faculty of Psychology
Signatory of the OSIP Research Transparency Statement

Empirical recording and computational modeling of the dynamics of mental processes in the areas of
- Cognitive control, attention and action control
- decision-making
- Social coordination

Investigation of systems-psychological methods for therapy and councelling
Improvisational methods, conitive flexibility, and mental health
Environmental psychology & sustainable behavior

Various third-party funded projects (DFG, Volkswagen Foundation)

Teaching

Module M1 Methods of Psychology (BSc., 1st & 2nd semester)
- Module coordinator
- Lecture Introduction to the Methods of Psychology (WS)
- LectureExperimental Design and Sampling (SS)
Module M5 Evaluation and Metaanalysis (BSc. 5th semester)
- Module coordinator
- Lecture & Seminar
Module CAN6 Advanced Statistical Methods (MSc. CAN, 1st & 2nd semester)
- Module coordinator
- Module seminars in WS and SS
Module coordination Module M4 Experimental Psychology (BSc., 3rd & 4th semester)

Supervision of theses and research internships

I am constantly offering topics for Bachelor's and Master's theses and research internships and look forward to hearing from you.

Committees and functions

Chairperson of the Examination Committee of the Bachelor's degree program in Psychology
Representative of the Faculty of Psychology on the Doctoral Committee of the School of Science
Substitute representative on the Faculty Board
Representative of the Faculty
Contact person for good scientific practice
Initiator of the Faculty's Open Science Initiative
Co-founder of the german society for applied improvisation in therapy.

Publications

88 Entries

2025

Temporal dynamics of costly avoidance in anxiety disorders: Faster threat and weaker reward impact during approach-avoidance decisions in patientsBoschet-Lange, J. M., Glück, V. M., Pittig, R., Scherbaum, S. & Pittig, A., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 111, 103005Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
The cost of fear: Impairments of decision-making in specific phobiaSenftleben, U., Seidl, E., Leonhardt, L., Hilbert, K., Scherbaum, S., Muehlhan, M., Beesdo-Baum, K. & 1 others, Mar 2025, In: Behaviour research and therapy. 186, 104688Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
A computational framework to study the etiology of grandiose narcissismLöschner, D. M., Schoemann, M., Jauk, E., Herchenhahn, L., Schwöbel, S., Kanske, P. & Scherbaum, S., 18 Feb 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 5897Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Frontal midline theta reveals temporal dynamics of target amplification and distracter inhibition during mental set-shiftingSurrey, C., Frisch, S., Maack, M. C., Scherbaum, S., Dshemuchadse, M. & Senftleben, U., Jan 2025, In: International journal of psychophysiology. 207, 112488Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Continuous goal representations: Distance in representational space affects goal switchingSenftleben, U., Frisch, S., Dshemuchadse, M., Scherbaum, S. & Surrey, C., 2025, In: Memory and CognitionElectronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article

2024

You Eat with Your Eyes: Framing of Food Choice Options Affects Decision Conflict and Visual Attention in Food Choice TaskSenftleben, U., Kruse, J., Scherbaum, S. & Korb, F. M., 1 Oct 2024, In: Nutrients. 16 (2024), 19, 16 p., 3343Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
A picture is worth a thousand words: Framing of food choice options affects decision conflict and mid-fontal theta in food choice taskKruse, J., Senftleben, U., Scherbaum, S. & Korb, F. M., 3 Aug 2024, In: Appetite. 201 (2024), 9 p., 107616Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Choice Repetition Bias in Intertemporal Choice: An Eye-Tracking StudySenftleben, U., Schoemann, M. & Scherbaum, S., Jul 2024, In: Journal of behavioral decision making. 37 (2024), 3, 17 p., e2388Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
Temporal dynamics of costly avoidance in naturalistic fears: Evidence for sequential-sampling of fear and reward informationBoschet-Lange, J. M., Scherbaum, S. & Pittig, A., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders. 103(2024), 12 p., 102844Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article
How self-states help: Observing the embodiment of self-states through nonverbal behaviorEngel, I., Dshemuchadse, M., Surrey, C., Roos, L., Kanske, P. & Scherbaum, S., Mar 2024, In: PloS one. 19, 3 March, p. 1-13, 13 p., e0300682Electronic (full-text) versionResearch output: Contribution to journal > Research article