| Arlen C. Moller, PhDResearch Assistant Professor |  | | a-moller@northwestern.edu
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585/615-4490 View publications | Dr. Moller received his Ph.D. in social and personality psychology from the University of Rochester (2007) in Rochester, NY. Following the completion of his graduate training, he was a faculty member at Gettysburg College in Gettysburg, PA from 2007 through 2009. He joined the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University in January, 2009 and is working with Dr. Spring on several clinical trials addressing health risks related to obesity by motivating changes in diet and physical activity. Research InterestsDr. Moller’s research background is in social and personality psychology. His area of specialization concerns understanding human motivation, health, and well-being. Specifically, his research has often focused on differentiating autonomous and controlled forms of motivation within a self-determination theory framework. He is especially interested in exploring how the provision of choice and financial incentives can either facilitate or undermine effective self-regulation. Professional Society MembershipSociety of Personality and Social Psychology
Society of Behavioral Medicine | Professional PublicationsJournal ArticlesMoller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Elliot, A. J. (in press). Person-level relatedness and the incremental value of relating. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Moller, A. C., Elliot, A. J., & Maier, M. (in press). Beyond eye candy: Evidence for basic hue-meaning associations. Emotion. Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (in press). Interpersonal control, dehumanization, and violence: A self-determination theory perspective. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations. Deci, E. L., Friedman, R., Elliot, A. J., Moller, A. C. , & Aarts, H. (in press). Motivational synchronicity: Priming motivational states via exposure to others. Motivation and Emotion. Moller, A. C., Elliot, A. J., Friedman, R. (2008). When competence and love are at stake: Achievement goals and perceived closeness to parents in an achievement context, Journal of Research in Personality, 42, 1386-1391. Moller, A. C., Forbes-Jones, E., Hightower, A. D. (2008). Classroom age-composition and developmental change in 70 urban classrooms. Journal of Educational Psychology, 100, 741-753. Moller, A. C., Forbes-Jones, E., Hightower, A. D, & Friedman, R. (2008). The influence of preschool classroom sex composition: Boys fare worse in preschool classrooms with more boys. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23, 409-418. Elliot, A. E., Maier, M., Moller, A. C., Friedman, R., & Meinhardt, J. (2007). Color and psychological functioning: The effect of red on performance attainment. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 136, 154-168. Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2006). Choice & ego-depletion: A self-determination theory perspective. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 1024-1036. Cury, F., Elliot, A. J., Da Fonseca, D., & Moller, A. C. (2006). The social-cognitive model of achievement motivation and the 2 x 2 achievement goal framework. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 90, 666-679. Deci, E. L., La Guardia, J. G., Moller, A. C., Scheiner, M. J., & Ryan, R. M. (2006). On the benefits of giving as well as receiving autonomy support: Mutuality in close friendships. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 32, 313-327. Moller, A. C., Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2006). Self-determination theory and public policy: Improving the quality of consumer decisions without using coercion. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing, 25, 104-116. Elliot, A. J., & Moller, A. C. (2003). Performance-approach goals: Good or bad forms of regulation? International Journal of Educational Research, 39, 339-356.
| Chapters & Invited EntriesMoller, A. C., Meier, B. P., & Wall, R. W. (in press). Developing an experimental induction of flow: Effortless action in the lab. In B. J. Bruya (Ed.), Effortless Attention: A New Perspective in the Cognitive
Science of Attention and Action, Boston, MA: MIT Press. Moller, A. C., & Elliot, A. E. (in press). Competence. In D. Matsumoto (Ed.), In Cambridge Dictionary of Psychology, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Friedman, R., Moller, A. C., Fryer, J. W., Zahn, I., Law, W., Acuff, R. D., Niesta, D., Murayama, K., Meier, A. M., Jelstad, B., & Elliot, A. J. (in press). Achievement goals in the context of the hierarchical model of approach-avoidance achievement motivation. In S. Karabenick & A. Kaplan (Eds.), Culture, Self, and Motivation: Essays in Honor of Martin L. Maehr. NY: Information Age Publishers. Moller, A. C. (2009). [Review of the book Handbook of Research Methods in Personality Psychology]. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 28 (6), 796-798. Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2007). Self-determination theory (p. 806-810). In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, Vol. 2, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (2007). Control (p. 182-185). In R. F. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Psychology, Vol. 1, Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Moller, A. C., Friedman, R., & Deci, E. L. (2006). A self-determination theory perspectives on the interpersonal and intrapersonal aspects of self-esteem. In M. H. Kernis (Ed.), Self-Esteem Issues and Answers: A Sourcebook of Current Perspectives, Philadelphia: Psychology Press. Moller, A. C., & Elliot, A. J. (2006). The 2 x 2 achievement goal framework: An overview of empirical research (pp. 307-326). In A. V. Mitel (Ed.), Focus on Educational Psychology Research, New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc Deci, E. L., & Moller, A. C. (2005). The concept of competence: A starting place for understanding intrinsic motivation and self-determined extrinsic motivation (pp. 579-597). In A. Elliot & C. Dweck (Eds.) Handbook of Competence Motivation, New York: Plenum Press.
| Manuscripts under ReviewMeier, B. P., Moller, A. C., & Chen, J. (under review). Embodied real estate: North-South location biases housing preference and pricing. Diehl, J. J., Wolf, J., Herlihy, L., & Moller, A. C. (under review). Seeing red: Are colors a window into implicit societal conceptions of the autism spectrum?
| Manuscripts in PreparationMoller, A. C., Deci, E. L., Roth, G. (in prep). The inimical and far reaching consequences of parental conditional regard for attachment in adult relationships. Manuscript in preparation, Northwestern University Forbes-Jones, E., & Moller, A. C. (in prep). Psychometrics of the Parent Appraisal of Children's Experience Questionnaire. Manuscript in preparation, Children's Institute, Inc.
| Posters & PresentationsMoller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Elliot, A. J. (February, 2008). Does the value of relatedness operate in accord with a satiation or sensitization model at the person-level? Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Albuquerque, NM. Niemiec, C., Moller, A. C., & Deci, E. L. (February, 2008). The effect of motivational primes on death-though access. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Albuquerque,
NM. Moller, A. C., Csikszentmihalyi, M., Nakamura, J., & Deci, E. L. (February, 2007). Developing an experimental induction of flow. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Memphis, TN. Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Elliot, A. J. (May, 2007). The motivational dynamics of a psychological need to belong: Does the value of relatedness operate in accord with a satiation or sensitization model at the person-level? Poster to be presented at the 3rd International Self-Determination Theory Conference, Toronto,
Canada. Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (February, 2006). Choice and ego-depletion: The moderating role of autonomy. Poster presented at the Judgment and Decision Making Pre Conference, part of the Society
for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Palm Springs, CA. Moller, A. C., Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (May, 2004). Self-determination, choice, and ego-depletion. Poster presented at the 2nd International Conference on Self-determination Theory, Ottawa, Canada. Moller, A. C., Cury, F., & Elliot, A. J. (February, 2003). Process variables linking implicit theories to performance following positive and negative feedback. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Austin, TX. Jonca, J., Moller, A. C., & Harman, J. J. (February, 2003). Findings from the Graduate Student Committee Web Survey. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Austin,
TX. Moller, A. C., Heatherton, T. F., Wyland, C. L., & Isen, A. M. (February, 2001). The influence of positive affect on verbal working memory. Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology Conference, Savannah, GA.
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