I work as a professor of Psychology. My research interests include experimental psychology, environmental neuroscience, behavioral neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and human factors & Ergonomics. I have studied how humans interact with natural and artificial environments, using various experimental methods. I am involved in several interdisciplinary projects and collaborations with researchers from different fields and countries. Contact me for prospective research collaboration and thesis supervision.

 

Website

https://www.simonegrassini.com/

Dissemination activities/interviews in science-oriented general media (selection)

Scientific American: ‘AI Anxiety’ Is on the Rise—Here’s How to Manage It

Folk likte KI-kunst – når de trodde den var laget av mennesker 

Psychology Today: Has AI Surpassed Human Creativity? 

Science Norway: It’s true – a walk in the woods actually helps with anxiety and depression

Forskning.no: Bør ChatGPT og kunstig intelligens brukes i utdanning? Ja, mener forsker

Neuroscience News: Keys to Keeping Your Brain Healthy

SciTechDaily: Scientists Reveal 3 Keys to Keeping Your Brain Healthy

IEEE spectrum: ChatGPT May Be A Better Improviser Than You

MIT Technology Review: AI just beat a human test for creativity. What does that even mean? 

Tech Xplore: AI may outperform most humans at creative thinking task

 

Dissemination activities/interviews in general media and newspapers (selection)

Daily Star: AI bots are 'better than most humans' at certain tasks, scientists claim

The Independent: Chatbots ‘able to outperform most humans at creative thinking task’

Daily Mail: AI is already more creative than YOU: ChatGPT outperformed humans in creative thinking experiment 

Daily Mail: AI may be able to outperform humans at creative thinking tasks, scientists say

 

Dissemination activities/interviews in other formats

Podcast Omega AI: L’intelligenza artificiale e’ gia’ piu’ creativa di noi?

Research Methods (MAPSYK302)

Research Practice (MAPSYK351A/B)

Human Factors in Critical Situations (MAPSYK332)

Perspective in Psychological Science (MAPSYK301)

Environmental Psychology (PSYK116)

2024

• Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (2024). Author Correction: Best humans still outperform artificial intelligence in a creative divergent thinking task (Scientific Reports, (2023), 13, 1, (13601), 10.1038/s41598-023-40858-3). (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Koivisto, Mika (2024). Understanding how personality traits, experiences, and attitudes shape negative bias toward AI-generated artworks. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Koivisto, Mika (2024). Artificial Creativity? Evaluating AI Against Human Performance in Creative Interpretation of Visual Stimuli. (external link)
• Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (2024). The restorative effects of mental imagery of nature: A study on subjective and physiological responses. (external link)
• Samala, Agariadne Dwinggo; Sokolova, Elizaveta Vitalievna; Grassini, Simone et al. (2024). ChatGPT: a bibliometric analysis and visualization of emerging educational trends, challenges, and applications. (external link)
• Vlasceanu, Madalina; Doell, Kimberly C.; Coleman, Joseph B. Bak et al. (2024). Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries. (external link)
• Garcia Estrada, Jose Fernando; Prasolova-Førland, Ekaterina ; Kjeksrud, Stian et al. (2024). Military education in extended reality (XR): learning troublesome knowledge through immersive experiential application. (external link)
• Cipriani, Enrico; Frumento, Sergio; Grassini, Simone et al. (2024). Do Individual Differences in Perception Affect Awareness of Climate Change?. (external link)
• Thorp, Sebastian; Rimol, Lars Morten; Lervik, Simon et al. (2024). Comparative analysis of spatial ability in immersive and non-immersive virtual reality: the role of sense of presence, simulation sickness and cognitive load. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Aasen, Maren Linnea; Møgelvang, Anja (2024). Understanding University Students’ Acceptance of ChatGPT: Insights from the UTAUT2 Model. (external link)
• Møgelvang, Anja ; Bjelland, Camilla; Grassini, Simone et al. (2024). Gender Differences in the Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence Chatbots in Higher Education: Characteristics and Consequences. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone (2024). Computational Power and Subjective Quality of AI-Generated Outputs: The Case of Aesthetic Judgement and Positive Emotions in AI-Generated Art. (external link)
• Doell, Kimberly C.; Todorova, Boryana; Vlasceanu, Madalina et al. (2024). The International Climate Psychology Collaboration: Climate change-related data collected from 63 countries. (external link)

2023

• Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (2023). Best humans still outperform artificial intelligence in a creative divergent thinking task. (external link)
• Meskó, Norbert; Kowal, Marta; Láng, András et al. (2023). Exploring Attitudes Toward “Sugar Relationships” Across 87 Countries: A Global Perspective on Exchanges of Resources for Sex and Companionship. (external link)
• Thorp, Sebastian; Rimol, Lars Morten; Grassini, Simone (2023). Association of the Big Five Personality Traits with Training Effectiveness, Sense of Presence, and Cybersickness in Virtual Reality. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone (2023). Shaping the Future of Education: Exploring the Potential and Consequences of AI and ChatGPT in Educational Settings. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone (2023). Development and validation of the AI attitude scale (AIAS-4): a brief measure of general attitude toward artificial intelligence. (external link)
• Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Dinić, Bojana M. et al. (2023). Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) across 37 Languages. (external link)
• Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Dinić, Bojana M. et al. (2023). Correction to: Validation of the Short Version (TLS-15) of the Triangular Love Scale (TLS-45) Across 37 Languages (Archives of Sexual Behavior, (2023), 10.1007/s10508-023-02702-7). (external link)

2022

• Grassini, Simone (2022). Virtual Reality Assisted Non-Pharmacological Treatments in Chronic Pain Management: A Systematic Review and Quantitative Meta-Analysis. (external link)
• Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Grassini, Simone (2022). Motion, relation, and passion in brain physiological and cognitive aging. (external link)
• Koivisto, Mika; Jalava, Enni; Kuusisto, Lina et al. (2022). Top-Down Processing and Nature Connectedness Predict Psychological and Physiological Effects of Nature. (external link)
• Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Loftesnes, Jan Morten et al. (2022). Passion a key for success: Exploring motivational factors in football players. (external link)
• Garcia, Jose; Prasolova-Førland, Ekaterina; Kjeksrud, Stian et al. (2022). Using Extended Reality to Teach Protection of Civilians in Higher Military Education. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone (2022). The use of VR natural environments for the reduction of stress: an overview on current research and future prospective. (external link)
• Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (2022). Mental imagery of nature induces positive psychological effects. (external link)
• Koivisto, Mika; Grassini, Simone (2022). Affective responses to urban but not to natural scenes depend on inter-individual differences in childhood nature exposure. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Segurini, Giulia Virginia; Koivisto, Mika (2022). Watching Nature Videos Promotes Physiological Restoration: Evidence From the Modulation of Alpha Waves in Electroencephalography. (external link)
• Kowal, Marta; Sorokowski, Piotr; Pisanski, Katarzyna et al. (2022). Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries. (external link)
• Thorp, Sebastian; Ree, Alexander Sævild; Grassini, Simone (2022). Temporal Development of Sense of Presence and Cybersickness during an Immersive VR Experience. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone (2022). A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nature Walk as an Intervention for Anxiety and Depression. (external link)

2021

• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin; Thorp, Sebastian et al. (2021). Using electrophysiological measures to evaluate the sense of presence in immersive virtual environments: An event-related potential study. (external link)
• Loftesnes, J.M.; Grassini, Simone; Hagerup, Anna Christophersen et al. (2021). Football: Exploring passion, grit and mindset in elite and junior players. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin; Luzi, Ann Kristin (2021). Association of Individual Factors with Simulator Sickness and Sense of Presence in Virtual Reality Mediated by Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs). (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin; De Martin Topranin, Virginia et al. (2021). Evaluating the effect of multi-sensory stimulations on simulator sickness and sense of presence during HMD-mediated VR experience. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin (2021). Immersive visual technologies and human health. (external link)
• Saghafian, Mina; Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin et al. (2021). What Factors Contribute to the Perceived Usability of Virtual Reality Technology of Conservative Industrial Consumers. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Saghafian, Mina; Thorp, Sebastian et al. (2021). User Individual Characteristics and Perceived Usability in Immersive HMD VR: A Mixed Method Explorative Study. (external link)

2020

• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin (2020). Questionnaire measures and physiological correlates of presence: A systematic review. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin (2020). Evaluating the use of virtual reality in work safety: a literature review. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin; Skogstad, Martin Rasmussen (2020). The Use of Virtual Reality Alone Does Not Promote Training Performance (but Sense of Presence Does). (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Sikka, Pilleriin; Revonsuo, Antti et al. (2020). Subjective ratings of fear are associated with frontal late positive potential asymmetry, but not with early brain activity over the occipital and centro‐parietal cortices. (external link)
• Grassini, Simone; Laumann, Karin (2020). Are Modern Head-Mounted Displays Sexist? A Systematic Review on Gender Differences in HMD-Mediated Virtual Reality. (external link)

See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.