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Professor of Psychology
Habilitation 1996 Free University, Berlin, Psychology; Ph.D. 1986 (Ethology) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich; M.A. 1982 (Biochemistry, Physiology) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich; B.A. 1979 (Biology) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munich
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Research Interests: Self-regulation of goal striving, motivational functions of thinking about the future, cross-cultural psychology, social interactions in educational settings.
Affiliations: American Psychological Association, American Psychological Society, European Association of Experimental Social Psychology, International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Society for Research in Child Development, German Psychological Society.
Fellowships/Honors: Research Fellowship, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation; Research Fellowship, German Research Foundation.
Selected Works:
Oettingen, G., Pak, H., & Schnetter, K. (2001). Self-regulation of goal setting: Turning free fantasies about the future into binding goals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 80, 736-753.
Oettingen, G., & Mayer, D. (2002). The motivating function of thinking about the future: Expectations versus fantasies. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 83, 1198-1212.
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