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Willem Frankenhuis

Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Utrecht University

Willem Frankenhuis is an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology of Utrecht University. He studies how individuals tailor their cognition and behavior to local environmental conditions. His core activity is the development of a research program designed to discover and leverage the social-cognitive skills and abilities that might be enhanced in harsh and unpredictable environments. Willem Frankenhuis is a Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow 2018-2020.

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Contributions by Willem

Willem Frankenhuis and Tania Jenkins / 17 June 2020

Video Development Diversity

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Willem Frankenhuis / 15 May 2018

Article Learning & Education

Scott Swigart, flickr.com, CC BY 2.0

Doctoral Candidate, University of Oulu

Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Zurich

Associate Professor, CNRS/Ecole Normale Supérieure

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