Deutsch Intern
    Department of Psychology IV

    Publications by Johanna Grimm

    Journal Articles

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2026). Training rational thinking: Improvements without transfer to argument evaluation. Learning and Instruction, 104, Article 102359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2026.102359 (open access)

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2025). Rational thinking in university students: Examining temporal stability and effects on academic performance and student satisfaction. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 40, Article 96. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10212-025-01000-1 (open access)

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2024). Rational thinking as a general cognitive ability: Factorial structure, underlying cognitive processes, and relevance for university academic success. Learning and Individual Differences, 111, Article 102428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102428 (open access)

     

    Presentations and posters

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2026, April 8-12). Rational thinking and argument evaluation in higher education students. Paper presented at the 2026 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Los Angeles, CA, USA.

    Grimm, J., Dedinca, A., Tiffin-Richards, S. P., & Richter, T. (2026, March 16-18). Kritische Informationsverarbeitung im Jugendalter: Bewerten und Erinnern von Argumenten [Critical information processing in adolescents: Evaluating and memorizing arguments]. Poster presented at the 13th annual meeting of the Society for Empirical Educational Research (GEBF), Munich, Germany.

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2025, September 29 - October 1). Rationalitätstraining für Studierende: Effekte auf rationales Denken und Argumentbewertung [Rational thinking training for university students: Effects on rational thinking skills and argument evaluation]. Paper presented at the 20th Conference of the Expert Group on Educational Psychology of the German Psychological Society (PAEPS), Jena, Germany.

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2025, July 9-11). Enhancing university students' argument evaluation skills through rational thinking training?. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Text & Discourse (ST&D), Padua, Italy.

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2024, September 16-19). Erfolg und Zufriedenheit im Studium: Die Bedeutung von rationalem Denken [Success and satisfaction at university: The role of rational thinking]. Poster presented at the 53rd Conference of the German Psychological Society (DGPs), Vienna, Austria.

    Grimm, J., & Richter, T. (2023, September 18-20). Rationales Denken als kognitive Fähigkeit: Erfassung und Effekte auf akademische Leistungen [Rational thinking: Assessment and effects on academic success]. Paper presented at the 19th Conference of the Expert Group on Educational Psychology of the German Psychological Society (PAEPS), Kiel, Germany.