Thesis? Who's Afraid?

The enthusiasm of students of the Faculty of Psychology welcomed and participated in the 'Thesis Writing Workshop' should be appreciated. This event is for students this semester thesis assignment. For five consecutive days, on 17-24 September 2012 students of the Faculty of Psychology attend event in the auditorium of the Faculty of Psychology UGM.

The material provided is complete ranging from faculty regulations regarding duty to Content thesis thesis itself. The series of events following the workshop. Faculty policy matters concerning the implementation of thesis writing by Drs. Helly P. Soetjipto, MA, Drs. Amrizal Rustam, SU, and Drs. Budi Purwanto, MS. At the start of the event, students get a complete picture of the ideal implementation of theses three lecturers. On the same day (17/9) followed by Ramat Hidayat, Ph.D., of the problem, Problem Identification and Formulation Thesis title.

The next series is the Literature Review and Theory Development Platform by Dr. Maria Goretti Adiyanti, MS and Quantitative Research Methodology by prof. Dr. Asmadi Alsa. The last show will be carried out on Monday (24/9) by Drs. Rustam about writing Amrizal Results, Discussion, Conclusions, and Recommendations. Completion of the program, the participants were able to say to yourself, "Thesis? Who's Afraid? "

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Berta Goddess Nugraheni, student of Psychology UGM Go International

Faculty of Psychology UGM re-carve a proud record of achievement by successfully sending a representative to participate in the student exchange program to the University of Groningen , The Netherlands. He was the Goddess Nugraheni Berta, S1 class of 2009, recipient of a scholarship from Lotus Erasmus Mundus Action 2. The girl who was familiarly called Berta said he did not think he managed to get this rare opportunity, "It was like a dream, because it went to foreign countries and feel the education system there is a dream so far," he said.

Berta into 1 of 5 GMU students are selected to represent the University and Indonesia (as well as 20 students of ASEAN and Chinese undergraduate exchange program) to experience lectures in European countries during the first semester. "I'm happy here, here lecturers are very close to the students, they are also willing to take the time to discuss post-lecture ended and very open to student opinion. Also, before lecturing in all the courses, students are always asked to read the journals uploaded by lecturers at Nestor (sort of integrated information system SIT its Faculty of Psychology UGM), so that when the lectures, all students have basic knowledge about the matter today it is then added to the faculty in a more comprehensive explanation with examples applicable, bright Berta.

Speaking about the facility, known active students within and outside the scope of the campus is claimed here is very adequate learning facilities. "The library in my department is open until 10 pm, even university libraries are open until 12 o'clock at night. Besides the internet connection is also very fast, very complete collection of literature, and Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG) is also a lot of journal subscriptions. Studying here is very pleasant with a quiet atmosphere, and both faculty and university library is always crowded by students, who do the work or just learning or reading a book, "added Beth."

Alluding to the city where he lived in the Netherlands, Berta said that Groningen is a city with the largest youth population in the Netherlands, which is 1/3 of the population of the city of Groningen is a student from elementary school to higher education. "Here the city that 'young', and I feel like living in Indonesia because they are very friendly," added Beth.

Talk about expectations, Berta hope when he got it back to Indonesia, he can share stories and experiences felt the lectures in the Netherlands. "I hope his knowledge and experience that I can not only myself, but also for all those who want to know and learn. I'm always open to share the things that I was lucky to get out of this scholarship, obviously Berta. He also can not wait to return to his "unfinished struggle" at GMU. "I wanted to finish skrisi, returned to pick up the dream and be prepared to contribute more to the UGM and Indonesia," he concluded.

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After Dean Period 2008-2012

Prof. Dr. Faturochman, dean of the Faculty of Psychology UGM period 2008-2012, reported the results of its performance accountability on Friday, October 5, 2012. Accountability dean consists of a full report on the institutional, academic, student affairs, construction, and renovation at the Faculty of Psychology.

During this period, there is the addition of two new units, namely the Center for Indigenous & Cultural Psychology (CICP) and the Center for Public Mental Health. (CPMH). In the introduction to his report, he admitted that during the period of his leadership, there are two important events for the science of psychology itself, the International Conference on Indigenous and Cultural Psychology (ICICP) and Biopsychology Conference.

Many other things have been achieved in a period of five years, for example, the success of faculty preformance increase the number of graduates S2 and S3 from 2009 until 2010, the development of Integrated Information System (SIT) for the academic community, improving the use of fingerprint not only for staff but also for students, as well as the change of Competency Curriculum Curriculum 2007 to 2011 in the teaching of psychology.

Student affairs was also not spared from the achievement. Activities prestigious Student Creativity Program (PKM) 2011 was followed by 78 groups of students, 13 of whom escaped funded, and one group successfully brought home a bronze medal from the event PIMNAS. Not only foster student success at the national level, more than 80 students participated participation in international activities in 2011. International activities include seminars, student exchanges, training, competition, and study visits. Not in vain, some students even managed to get a prestigious award from the international arena.

Increasing the quality of student competence balanced with teaching staff that is always updated. One of them is through the recruitment of teaching staff. Over the last five years, there were 13 active lecturer who joined the teaching team. All this is done with a sense of responsibility by all faculty team. In the process, cultural activities for the welfare of the staff were always carried out, such as prayer and sharing in the morning before work, awards and prizes, to breakfast and lunch together.

As dean, Prof. Dr. Faturochman also initiated sustainability of the maintenance and renovation of facilities and faculty pre-owned vehicle. Renovation of the building with additional space G G-400 on the 4th floor, and maintenance of building A and building B successfully implemented.

Hail to the Faculty of Psychology UGM success!

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Atmospheric New, New Dean

Faculty of Psychology, University of Gadjah Mada colored with a new atmosphere. Changes and improvements will continue to roll refining steps. An earlier change had already begun on 8 October 2012 with the holding of the dean position handover. Submitted to the dean's office was elected, Supra Wimbarti, M.Sc., Ph.D., of the previous period (2008-2012), Prof.. Dr. Faturochman, MA

Handover of office in the presence of various elements of the academic community, Gadjah Mada University Faculty of Psychology and some invited guests was held with great fondness. The event begins with a warm-hearted, reading UGM Rector, signing ceremony of post-dean of the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Gadjah Mada. The signing was conducted by the newly elected dean along with the dean of the period 2008-2012. Further speeches and closed with prayer.

In his speech, Prof. Dr. Faturochman, MA expressed his gratitude to the entire academic psychology as educators, staff, and potmapsi, and kapsigama. Because felt has been able and willing to work together in the development of the Faculty of Psychology of the period of office. Not missing too, he expressed hope for the future of the Faculty of Psychology UGM. "Equipment we appreciated Univertas level. Thank you to my colleagues on faculty research activities and presentations, a lecturer who now have air conditioning and vertical blinds may be a comfortable place in serving students, "said the dean of the 2008-2012 period is.

Drs. Haryanto Fadholan Rosyid, MA, chairman of the Faculty of Psychology Korpagama (Corps employee UGM), representing lecturers convey impressions to the dean of the period 2008-2012. "Mr. Fatur is a firm, courageous, and always pay attention to the young and old", he explained. It also expressed the election of deans kegembiraanya daughter at GMU after so long.

This Handover Function did not forget to share and invite representatives of some students, to also feel the change of leadership in progress. Of the students, represented by Banyu Wicaksono. Spoken speech contains new expectations to be desired, and some changes have diprtimbangkan, as well as constructive suggestions for this new period. In addition, as chairman of Forum Communications Faculty of Psychology UGM BKM, also represents student friends to thank Prof. Dr. Faturochman, MA, and congratulations on the election of a new dean Supra Wimbarti, M.Sc., Ph.D.

The event continues to unfold. Remarks from various parties such as from Kapsigama, by Isnanto Bachtiar Senoadi and from Potmapsi, represented by the chairman of the Haryanto Budhiawan Potmapsi, SH, M.Sc. And continued with the narrative of AP2TPI by Dr. Seger Handoyo. "My friend Mr. fatur colleague for the past 4 years has been cooperating with the Indonesian Psychological education. Until AP2TPI could until now, one of which the cause is characteristic of Mr. Fatur hard outside soft inside. First colloquium organization without form. Colloquium become permanent legal organization with board Wilham Mr. Dahlan mansur, Mrs. Roose Teak Juke Siregar, me and Mr. Fatur. Hopefully mb Iim can continue good cooperation ", said Dr. Seger Handoyo. The last speech was awaited from the new dean elected for the period 2012-2016.

In his speech, Supra Wimbarti, M.Sc, Ph.D said to reflect and consider what needs to be continued and continue the struggle that has been initiated earlier. "Thanks to the Faculty of Psychology UGM academic senate and the dean selection committee has successfully organized elections dean politely. Location of basic academic, what was built Insyallah be developed again. We are able to consult with the former dean. We can work together. As the University of populist let's build the country for the people. Together seeking health, adequate rest and think positive ", said the new dean, who is familiarly called the IIM's mother calls.

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Psychological Quality Model Marriage Married Couple

Thursday (10/10/2012), officially Wahyuningsih Hepi Gadjah Mada to doctoral-1750. Hepi successfully defended his dissertation, entitled "Psychological Quality Model Marriage Married Couple" Psychology Doctoral Program at the Faculty of Psychology UGM.

Marriage is an activity, so as to pursue the goal of marriage is the core of the quality of the marriage. In the psychological model of marital quality, there are 3 things that influence religiosity, commitment, and sacrifice. Religiosity is taken as a master of virtue.

Lecturer at the Faculty of Psychology and Social Sciences Cultural Islamic University of Indonesia is taking couples who have been divorced as a subject of research, both Muslim and have children. In detail, the 156 couples studied, they have tribes of Java, have 2 children, educated SMTA, the average marriage age of 14.46 years, the average age of the husband and 40.24 years, while the average age of 37.07 years old wife group .

The results showed that the selection of a partner with the same level of religiosity will also provide the same view of the marriage in order to reach a high-quality marriage. "Religiosity a wife to have an important role because it affects the quality of marriage and the quality of their marriage her husband, said Hepi when the exam is open in the auditorium of the Faculty of Psychology UGM.

Mother of Akhyar, Sofwan, and Hilman revealed that the eudaimonik theory suggests that religion (in this case Islam) has the principal function of the marriage, namely providing instruction and guidance for its followers in order to achieve a high quality marriage so avoid divorce.

Other results show the influence of marital commitment to quality marriage husband husband is totally mediated by the sacrifice of the husband suggests an important role. While the effect of a wife's sacrifice is an inverted U-wife marital quality.

Board of examiners in an open examination Hepi as follows: Prof. Dr. Sartini Nuryoto as a promoter; Ko-promoters namely Dr. Tina Afiatin and Dr. Avin Fadilla Helmi; Team consists of Supra Wimbarti Examiner, Ph.D., Dr. Subandi, Prof. Dr. Asmadi Alsa, Prof. Dr. Siti Partini S., Prof. Dr. Amitya Kumara, Dr. Rahmat Hidayat.

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The Rebound-Effect of Priming; An Environmental Psychological Approach

 

Since a couple of decennia, environmental problems have Become a worldwide concern. Numerous movements and political parties struggle against global environmental problems, such as deforesting, global warming, and CO2 emission. However, since the human race is strongly in need of our nature, one could raise the question: why do people behave in a way Often that is destructive for their and other's environment?

This question will be elaborated a bit more in this research, roomates is a collaboration between the University of Gadjah Mada, Indonesia and the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. The collaboration exist of Pieter Meinema (master student in social and environmental psychology in the University of Groningen, the Netherlands), Monica Dea Yanuardani and Kristina (undergraduate students in the UGM), under the supervision of Dr. Neila Ramdhani.

The research will focus on values, value-activation in relation to the Participants' attitudes, and preferences to a specific environmental friendly service, namely: locally produced renewable energy. Since cultural values ​​are strongly based, the researcher expect a significant difference in values ​​between Dutch and Indonesian people. However, the main interest of this research is the way in roomates values ​​can be activated. By means of a prime, activate Researchers values ​​to the make individuals more Influential in the Participants' attitudes and preferences towards local energy. Hypothesize that people's values ​​are decisive in the way they perceive the environmental friendly energy, after the prime. For instance, whereas people with strong environmental values ​​will be affected by the prime positively, egoistic people with strong values ​​will be more negatively influenced by the prime.

So, this cross-cultural research try to find a rebound-effect of priming, According to the strength of one's values. A prime may not always Affect people in the Desired direction, but might even cause them to think and perceive in the opposite way; it might polarize people based on their values.

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Faculty of Psychology UGM back luluskan 39 psychologists and 28 Scientists

Faculty of Psychology, University of Gadjah Mada held back the release of graduates graduate program housed in the auditorium (24.10.2012). The total number of graduates by 67 people, 39 graduate programs and 28 Master of Professional Psychology Masters Program in Psychology graduates. So far has graduated the Faculty of Psychology UGM 1775 as graduate work.

In the Master of Professional Psychology Program, graduates who achieve the highest GPA is 4.00 and Bethya Paramitha degree cum laude. Besides Bethya, cum laude degree also achieved by the 17 graduates, including Venisa Dwipa Sari, Andrian Liem, Esra Post Build, Fitria Rahmi, Widyarsi Mahandriyani Hapsariputri, bleary-eyed Kwartawati Oktavia Simbolon, Irene Fatmawati, Hotpascaman Simbolon, Mia Rahma Romadona, Kristi Maharani, Ifa Nurdiyani , Pratista Satwika Arya, Augustin Azri Suciati, Dida Erlina, Hemi Mahawati, Resty Pramitha Goddess, Ruth Tiara Widiastuti. The average graduate GPA is 3.72. Shortest study period 1 year 10 months taken by Andrian Liem.

Arumi Savitri Fatimaningrum & Hazhira Qudsyi perform as well as winning the highest GPA of 3.89 cum laude for the Master of Psychology. Degree cum laude is also achieved by Dian Rini Sundari and Masnaeni Ahmad. The average graduate GPA is 3.5. Shortest study period 1 year 6 months taken by Laumi.

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