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Conference Program

The SSM program will include two invited presentations, five symposia, and a poster session. Arie Kruglanski and Judith Harackiewicz will present invited talks. Symposia will cover motivation research from the following perspectives: neuroscience, personality and individual differences, self-determination theory, cognition, and applications of motivation theory. A special round-table discussion will concern motivation and its relationship with arousal, cognition, and emotion. Invited presentations, symposia, and the round-table discussion will be held in the Ohio and Mayfair Rooms.

Symposia participants:
Larry C. Bernard (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
Kirk Warren Brown (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
Charles S. Carver (University of Miami, USA)
Eva Dreikurs Ferguson (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA)
William G. Graziano (Purdue University, USA)
Holley Hodgins (Skidmore College, USA)
Derek Isaacowitz (Brandeis University, USA)
Hugo M. Kehr (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Martin Krippl (Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany)
Jana Nikitin (University of Zürich, Switzerland)
Maika Rawolle (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
Karin Roelofs (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
Richard M. Ryan (University of Rochester, USA)
Todd Thrash (College of William & Mary, USA)
 Kerstin Brinkmann (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
Turhan Canli (SUNY Stony Brook, USA)
Gerald Clore (University of Virginia, USA)
Alexandra M. Freund (University of Zürich, Switzerland)
Eddie Harmon-Jones (Texas A & M University, USA)
Jack van Honk (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
Tim Kasser (Knox College, USA)
Andreas Keil (University of Florida, USA)
Anca Miron (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Eva Pomerantz (University of Illinois, USA)
William Revelle (Northwestern University, USA)
Arne Roets (Ghent University, Belgium)
Kaspar Schattke (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

Schedule

I. Symposia and Invited Addresses
8:00am Opening Remarks - SSM President, Larry C. Bernard (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
8:30am - 10:00am Symposia
Symposium I
Neuroscience Perspectives on Motivation
Chair: Eddie Harmon-Jones (Texas A & M University, USA)
  • Turhan Canli (SUNY Stony Brook, USA)
  • Karin Roelofs (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
  • Jack van Honk (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
  • Eddie Harmon-Jones (Texas A & M University, USA)
Abstracts of Symposium I

 Symposium II
Personality and Individual Differences
Co-Chairs: Larry C. Bernard (Loyola Marymount University, USA) and William G. Graziano (Purdue University, USA)
  • Larry C. Bernard (Loyola Marymount University, USA)
  • Kerstin Brinkmann (University of Geneva, Switzerland)
  • Charles S. Carver (University of Miami, USA)
  • William G. Graziano (Purdue University, USA)
  • Eva Pomerantz (University of Illinois, USA)
Abstracts of Symposium II
10:00am - 10:30am Break
10:30am - 11:30am Invited Address
Speaker: Arie W. Kruglanski (University of Maryland, USA)
Introduction: Arne Roets (Ghent University, Belgium)
Title: "Multifinality Without Awareness: How Implicit Goal Activation Affects Preference and Choice"
11:45am - 1:15pm Business Luncheon (optional)
1:30pm - 3:00pmSymposium and Discussion Period
Symposium III
New Directions in Self-Determination Theory
Chair: Richard M. Ryan (University of Rochester, USA)
  • Tim Kasser (Knox College, USA)
  • Holley Hodgins (Skidmore College, USA)
  • Kirk Warren Brown (Virginia Commonwealth University, USA)
  • Richard M. Ryan (University of Rochester, USA)
Abstracts of Symposium III

 Roundtable Discussion
Motivation and its Relationships with Arousal, Cognition and Emotion
Moderator: Eva Dreikurs Ferguson (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA)
  • William Revelle (Northwestern University, USA)
  • Anca Miron (University of Wisconsin, USA)
  • Gerald Clore (University of Virginia, USA)
  • Arne Roets (Ghent University, Belgium)
Organizers: Arne Roets (Ghent University, Belgium), Eva Dreikurs Ferguson (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, USA)

Abstracts of roundtable discussion
3:00pm - 3:15pm Break
3:15pm - 4:15pm Invited Address
Speaker: Judith Harackiewicz (University of Wisconsin, USA)
Introduction: Alexandra M. Freund (University of Zürich, Switzerland)
Title: Optimal motivation in education: The interface of achievement goal, interest, and expectancy-value theories
4:15pm - 4:30pm Break
4:30pm - 6:00pm Symposia
Symposium IV
Motivated cognition in the processing of appetitive and defensive information
Chairs: Alexandra M. Freund (University of Zürich, Switzerland) and Andreas Keil (University of Florida, USA)
  • Eddie Harmon-Jones (Texas A & M University, USA)
  • Andreas Keil (University of Florida, USA)
  • Jana Nikitin and Alexandra M. Freund (University of Zürich, Switzerland)
  • Derek Isaacowitz (Brandeis University, USA)
Abstracts of Symposium IV

 Symposium V
Motivation in Applied Settings
Co-Chairs: Kaspar Schattke (Technical University of Munich, Germany) and Hugo M. Kehr (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
  • Maika Rawolle (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
  • Hugo M. Kehr (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
  • Martin Krippl (Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany)
  • Todd Thrash (College of William & Mary, USA)
Abstracts of Symposium V

II. Poster Session
2:00pm - 6:00pm Posters Assembled
2:00pm - 6:00pm Posters Available for Viewing
6:00pm - 8:00pm Authors Present for Discussion and Questions
8:00pm - 9:00pm Dismantle Posters

III. Evening Reception
6:00pm - 8:00pm Poster Discussion Period - A Cash Bar Will Be Available


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