Deutsch Intern
    Developmental Psychology

    Marie Sophie Hunze, M.Sc.

    Phone:+49 931 - 31 83957
    E-mail:marie-sophie.hunze(at)uni-wuerzburg.de
    Address:Röntgenring 10, room 106
    Office hours:by appointment

    • Media literacy in children
    • Media and Instructional Psychology

    Articles

    Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Nieding, G., Ohler, P., & Diergarten, A.‑K. (2024). Preschoolers’ ability to build inferences about a film protagonist’s emotional state. Cognitive Development, 69, 101414. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogdev.2023.101414

    Talks and posters

    Hunze, M.S., Freudenberger, F.,  Gerigk, Y.K., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G.(2023, September). Die Auswirkung eines Trainingsprogramms zur medialen Zeichenkompetenz auf das Lernen von Kindergartenkindern aus Bildungsmedien. Paper presented at 19th Fachgrupptentagung Pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPS), Kiel.

    Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G. (2023, September). Der Zusammenhang von elterlicher Medienkompetenz, sozioökonomischen Status und Mediennutzungsverhalten mit der medialen Zeichenkompetenz von Kindergartenkindern. Poster presented at 19th Fachgrupptentagung Pädagogische Psychologie (PAEPS), Kiel.

    Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2022, September). Parasocial relationships with pedagogical agents in preschool years. Poster presented at 52nd DGPs Congress 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.

    Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Mubarak, A., Dabbaghi, G., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2022, September). A cross-cultural comparison of the effects of German, Iranian, and Guatemalan parental and familial environmental factors on young children’s media behavior. Poster presented at 52nd DGPs Congress 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.

    Gerigk, Y., Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Nieding, G., & Ohler, P. (2022, September). A media training program fostering media sign literacy in preschool: An evaluation study. Poster presented at 52nd DGPs Congress 2022, Hildesheim, Germany.

    Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2021, September). Young Children’s Exposure to a Pedagogical Agent. Proceedings of the 12th Media Psychology Conference 2021, 139 - 143, https://doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-245984

    Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G. (2021, September). The role of familial environment in the development of media sign literacy in preschool children. Poster presented at MediaPsych 2021, Aachen, Germany.

    Gerigk, Y., Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Möckel, T., Pietschmann, D., Nieding, G. & Ohler, P. (2021, September). Can young Children's Media Sign Literacy predict Academic Skills in Primary School? In A. Rosenthal-von der Pütten, M. Elson, & S. Schiffer (eds.) Proceedings of the 12th Media Psychology Conference 2021, (pp. 134-137). 12th Media Psychology Conference, Aachen, Germany. doi:10.18154/RWTH-CONV-245971.

    Hunze, M.S., Freudenberger, F., Diergarten, A. K. & Nieding, G. (2021, March). The Impact of Theory of Mind and Media Sign Literacy on Children’s Development of Emotional Inferences. Paper presented at 63rd TeaP 2021, Ulm, Germany.

    Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Gerigk, Y., Völkel, S., Diergarten, A. K., Ohler, P. & Nieding, G. (2021, March). The Impact of Media Sign Literacy and Symbolic Understanding on Children’s Development of Metaphor Comprehension. Paper presented at 63rd TeaP 2021, Ulm, Germany.

    Hunze, M. S., Freudenberger, F., Diergarten, A. K., Völkel, S., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2019, September). Training zur Förderung der medialen Zeichenkompetenz im Kindergartenalter. Poster presented at PAEPSY 2019, Leipzig, Germany.

    Freudenberger, F., Hunze, M. S., Diergarten, A. K., Völkel, S., Ohler, P., & Nieding, G. (2019, September). Entwicklung & Evaluation eines Trainings zur Förderung der medialen Zeichenkompetenz im Kindergartenalter. Poster presented at PAEPSY 2019, Leipzig, Germany.

    since 2018

    Research associate at the chair of Developmental Psychology of the University of Würzburg
    2023

    Research associate at the research team of Prof. Peter Ohler, TU Chemnitz

    2021 - 2023

    Research associate at the Media Center at the University of Würzburg

    2018

    		 Research assistant at the chair of Media Communication, TU Chemnitz

    2016 - 2018

    		 M.Sc. Media and Instructional Psychology, TU Chemnitz

    2013 - 2016

    		 B.A. Media Communication, TU Chemnitz

    2012

    		 Abitur (high school diploma) at Bischöflichen Gymnasium Josephinum, Hildesheim