Education

Professional Career

Academic duties and offices

Teaching at Freie Universität Berlin

LECTURES

• current: Learning Support and Learning Motivation
  Master's programs in teaching
• until 2020: Learning Research Project module
  Master's programs in teaching

COLLOQUIA

• Research Colloquium
  School and Teaching Research Department

SEMINARS

• Learning Support and Learning Motivation
  Master's Programs in Teaching
• Introduction to Educational Diagnostics
  Master's Programs in Teaching
• Educational Practice in Schools (with Internship)
  Teaching-Related Professional Studies
• Learning Motivation and Counseling
  Master's Programs in Teaching
• Diagnostics, Feedback, and Evaluation
  Master's Programs in Teaching
• Education, Group Process Design, Learning Support, Media, and Teaching (with internship)
  Teaching-Related Professional Studies

PROJECT SEMINARS

• Learning Research Project
  Master's Programs in Teaching

COURSES AT TU BERLIN (before 2013)

LECTURES

• Biopsychology for Engineers
  Basic Knowledge for Engineers in the Master's Program in Human Factors
• Neuropsychological Foundations of Human Information Processing
  Basic Knowledge and Skills in the Master's Program in Human Factors

SEMINARS

• Risk-taking behavior while driving: Models of driver motivation, emotion, and cognition
  Fundamental advanced study in the Master's program in Human Factors
• Emotion-cognition interaction at work
  Advanced study in the main phase of the Diploma program in Psychology
• Anxiety and attention
  Advanced study in the main phase of the psychology diploma program
• Physiological psychology (perception, memory, aggression)
  Basic studies in the diploma program in psychology
• Fear, information processing, and neuropsychological fundamentals
  Advanced studies in the main phase of the diploma program in psychology

PROJECTS

• Action goal conflicts while driving: Decomposition of speed reduction, behavioral inhibition, and arousal
  Fundamental advanced studies in the master's program in human factors
• Fear and anxiety while driving
  Fundamental specialization in the master's program in human factors
• Conflicts between action goals while driving: Development and testing of an arrangement for varying the intensity of fear
  Fundamental specialization in the master's program in human factors
• Induction and recording of emotional changes while driving
  Fundamental specialization in the master's program in human factors
• Sensitivity to hidden danger signals: Selective attention and startle reflex modulation
  Advanced studies in the main phase of the diploma program in psychology
• Potentiation of the startle response when viewing emotional facial expressions under speech anxiety
  Advanced studies in the main phase of the diploma program in psychology
• Significance of spatial frequencies for attention orientation toward threat signals
  Advanced studies in the main phase of the diploma program in psychology
• Detecting threatening faces under experimentally induced fear
  Advanced studies in the psychology degree program
• Redesign and review of a face-in-the-crowd task
  Advanced studies in the psychology degree program

EXERCISE / PRACTICAL TRAINING

• Biopsychological concepts and methods in ergonomics
  Basic knowledge and skills in the Master's program in Human Factors
• Fundamentals of biopsychology
  Basic knowledge and skills in the Master's program in Human Factors
• Neuropsychological foundations of human information processing
  Basic knowledge and skills in the Master's program in Human Factors
• Practical training in methods of biopsychology: psychophysiology
  Basic studies in the diploma program in psychology

COLLOQUIA

Master's colloquium in neuroergonomics
Diploma colloquium in neuropsychology

Main Content

• Development of a digital tool for self-motivation of students

• Effects of AI use on student learning motivation and competence development

• Development of learning-accompanying online exams to promote self-regulated learning in teacher training

• Use of peripheral physiological signals to measure activation in learning and performance situations

journal articles

• Dübbers, F., & Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2021). Self-determined motivation for data-based decision-making: A relevance intervention in teacher training. Cogent Education, 8(1), 1956033. DOI: 10.1080/2331186X.2021.1956033
• Bach, D. R., Schmidt-Daffy, M., Dolan, R. J. (2014). Facial expression influences face identity recognition during the attentional blink. Emotion, 14, 1007-1013.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2014). Prospect-Balancing-Theory: Bounded rationality of drivers’ speed choice. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 63, 49-64.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M., Brandenburg, S. & Beliavski, A. (2013). Velocity, safety, or both? How do balance and strength of goal conflicts affect drivers' behaviour, feelings and physiological responses? Accident Analysis and Prevention, 55, 90-100.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2013). Fear and anxiety while driving: Differential impact of task demands, speed and motivation. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 16, 14-28.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2012). Velocity versus safety: Impact of goal conflict and task difficulty on drivers’ behaviour, feelings of anxiety, and electrodermal responses. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 15, 319–332.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2011). Modeling automatic threat detection: Development of a face-in-the-crowd task. Emotion, 11, 153-168.

• Feldmann-Wüstefeld, T., Schmidt-Daffy, M. & Schubö, A. (2010). Neural evidence for the threat detection advantage: Differential attention allocation to angry and happy faces. Psychophysiology, 48, 697-707.

• Schlicht, T., Springer, A., Volz, K., Vosgerau, G., Schmidt-Daffy, M., Simon, D. & Zinck, A. (2009). Self as cultural construct? An argument for levels of self-representations. Philosophical Psychology, 22, 687-709.

books, book chapters and edited work

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2009). Ziele und Probleme der Erkennung emotionaler Nutzerzustände anhand peripherphysiologischer und sprachbezogener Daten. In S. Welke, H. Kolrep & M. Rötting (Hrsg.), Biophysiologische Interfaces in der Mensch-Maschine-Interaktion, 1. Berliner Fachtagung 11./12. Juni 2009 (S. 78-82). Düsseldorf: VDI-Verlag. (Fortschrittberichte VDI, Reihe 22, Mensch-Maschine-Systeme, Nr. 30).

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2008). Furcht und Angst: Überlegungen zur Differenzierung und Integration mit Schlussfolgerungen für die Induktionsmethoden. In W. Janke, M. Schmidt-Daffy & G. Debus (Hrsg.), Experimentelle Emotionspsychologie. Methodische Ansätze, Probleme, Ergebnisse (S. 281-296). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2008). Bedrohungsentdeckung: Neukonzeption und Überprüfung einer Gesicht-in-der-Menge-Aufgabe. In W. Janke, M. Schmidt-Daffy & G. Debus (Hrsg.), Experimentelle Emotionspsychologie. Methodische Ansätze, Probleme, Ergebnisse (S. 763-779). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Janke, W., Schmidt-Daffy, M. & Debus, G. (Hrsg.) (2008). Experimentelle Emotionspsychologie. Methodische Ansätze, Probleme, Ergebnisse. Lengerich: Pabst.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2006). Das schnelle Entdecken von Bedrohung: Neukonzeption der Gesicht-in-der-Menge-Aufgabe und Validierung im Kontext von Zustandsangst. Berlin: dissertation.de

oral presentations and abstracts

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2011, June). Achtung Wildtier! Modulation der Orientierungs-/Defensivreaktion durch Handlungszielkonflikte beim Autofahren. Talk held at the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Psychophysiology and its Applications (DGPA) – 37nd APM, Heidelberg.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2010, June). Handlungszielkonflikte beim Autofahren und Angst: Eine Mehrebenenerfassung. Poster presented at the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Psychophysiology and its Applications (DGPA) – 36nd APM, Greifswald.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2009). Handlungskonflikte in einer Fahrsimulation. In A. Eder, K. Rothermund, S. Schweinberger, M. Steffens & H. Wiese (Hrsg.), Beiträge zur 51. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen in Jena (S. 49). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Antov, M., Schmidt-Daffy, M. & Erdmann, G. (2009). Antizipation Öffentlichen Sprechens und Alkohol: Wirkungen auf den Schreckreflex. In A. Eder, K. Rothermund, S. Schweinberger, M. Steffens & H. Wiese (Hrsg.), Beiträge zur 51. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen in Jena (S. 58). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2008, July). Relevance of spatial frequencies for the attentional bias to threatening faces [Abstract]. Poster presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology (ICP), Berlin, Germany.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2007). Threat detection: Selective attention and startle reflex modulation. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Psychophysiology and its Applications (DGPA) - 32nd APM. Journal of Psychophysiology.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2006). Das schnelle Entdecken von Bedrohung: Neukonzeption der Gesicht-in-der-Menge-Aufgabe und Validierung im Kontext von Zustandsangst [Abstract]. In F. Lösel & D. Bender (Hrsg.), 45. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Nürnberg (S. 309). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Bach, D. R., Herry, C., Lüthi, A., Esposito, F., Di Salle, F., Scheffler, K., Perrig, W., Schmidt-Daffy, M., Erdmann & G. & Seifritz, E. (2006). Amygdalaaktivierung und Verhaltenskonsequenzen von zeitlicher Unvorhersagbarkeit bei der Maus und beim Menschen [Abstract]. In F. Lösel & D. Bender (Hrsg.), 45. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Berlin (S. 18). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Schmidt-Daffy, M. (2005). Influence of spatial frequencies on the attentional bias to threat: Indirect evidence on a differential role of the amygdala in threat detection and recognition. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Psychophysiology and its Applications (DGPA) - 31st APM. Journal of Psychophysiology, 19, 143.

• Schmidt, M. (2005). Das schnelle Entdecken von Bedrohung: Einfluss von Zustandsangst auf den Gesicht-in-der-Menge-Effekt [Abstract]. In: K. W. Lange, K.-H. Bäuml, M. W. Greenlee, M. Hammerl & A. Zimmer (Hrsg.), Beiträge zur 47. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (S. 181). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Schmidt, M., Erdmann, G., Bayer, U. & Pink, D. (2004). Entdecken bedrohlicher Reize (Gesicht-in-der-Menge-Aufgabe) unter Zustandsangst [Abstract]. In D. Kerzel, V. Franz & K. Gegenfurtner (Hrsg.), Beiträge zur 46. Tagung experimentell arbeitender Psychologen (S. 229). Lengerich: Pabst.

• Kuelzow, N., Erdmann, G. & Schmidt, M. (2004). The influence of experimentally induced anxiety on learning passive avoidance. In A. M. Oliveira, M. P. Teixeira, G. F. Borges & M. J. Ferro (eds.), Fechner Day 2004. Proceedings of the twentieth annual meeting of the International Society for Psychophysics (pp. 430-435). Coimbra, Portugal: International Society for Psychophysics.

• Schmidt, M. & Erdmann, G. (2003). Development and test of a modified face-in-the-crowd task. Abstracts of the Annual Meeting of the German Society of Psychophysiology and its Applications (DGPA) - 29th APM. Journal of Psychophysiology, 17, 177.

• Schmidt, M., Erdmann, G. & Trautmann, J. (2002). Das Entdecken bedrohlicher Gesichter unter experimentell induzierter Angst [Abstract]. In E. van der Meer, H. Hagendorf, R. Beyer, F. Krüger, A. Nuthmann & S. Schulz (Hrsg.), Bericht über den 43. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie in Berlin 2002 (S. 121). Lengerich: Pabst.