Psychology of learning with digital media | Institute for Media Research | Faculty of Humanities

The influence of personality traits in social situations (being alone/ with others) on social attitudes and behavior (e.g. trust, social distance, ingroup-favoritism)
Learner characteristics (e.g. how do personality traits influence learning?)
Collaborative learning und group processes (which processes/characteristics influence learning in groups?)
Educational games
Instructor presence effect in online lectures

since 04/2022	Research associate at the chair of Psychology of Learning with Digital Media
since 03/2022	Research associate in the Individual Differences in Social Behavior Lab (IDSBL) of Bar-Ilan University, Israel
2015–2021	Master studies in psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
2011–2016	Bachelor studies in psychology, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz

Schmitz, M., Rettstatt, J., Suren, M., Brand, D., Seemann, M., Ragni, M., & Rey, G. D. (2024). Feedback on Study Time and Distraction-Free Learning Environment. Digital Feedback in Higher Education: Teaching Practices, Student Voices, and Research Findings, 76, 259.

Rehren, O., Jansen, S., Seemann, M., & Ohler, P. (2025). Task-related errors as a catalyst for empathy towards embodied pedagogical agents. Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 5, 1412039. DOI
Uziel, L., & Seemann, M. (2025). The alone team: How an alone mindset affects group processes. British Journal of Psychology. DOI
Zhang, Z. S., Seemann, M., Joos, R., Suren, M., Fischer, H., & Hofmann, M. (2025). Fostering Creativity Through Game‐Based Approaches: A Scoping Review. The Journal of Creative Behavior. Wiley. DOI
Uziel, L., Seemann, M., & Schmidt‐Barad, T. (2020). From being alone to being the only one: Neuroticism is associated with an egocentric shift in an alone context. Journal of Personality, 88(2), 339-35.

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