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Northwestern University: Evanston, IL, US

2024-06 to present | Professor (Psychology)
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Daniel C. Molden

Northwestern University: Evanston, US

2011-05 to 2024-06 | Associate Professor (Psychology)
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Daniel C. Molden

Northwestern University: Evanston, IL, US

2003-08 to 2011-05 | Assistant Professor (Psychology)
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Daniel C. Molden

Education and qualifications (2)

Columbia University: New York, NY, US

1997-08 to 2003-05 | Ph.D. (Psychology)
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Daniel C. Molden

Emory University: Atlanta, GA, US

1993-08 to 1997-05 | B.A/B.A. (Psychology/Biology)
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Daniel C. Molden

Professional activities (1)

Northwestern University: Evanston, IL, US

2019 to present | Faculty Associate (Institute for Policy Research)
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Daniel C. Molden

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The moderating role of democratic governance in the association between personal values and political ideologies

Political Psychology
2024-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Eileen Z. Wu; Daniel C. Molden
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The Open Anchoring Quest Dataset: Anchored Estimates from 96 Studies on Anchoring Effects

Journal of Open Psychology Data
2022-10-26 | Journal article | Data curation
Part of ISSN: 2050-9863
Contributors: Daniel C. Molden; Lukas Röseler; Lucia Weber; Katharina Helgerth; Elena Stich; Miriam Günther; Paulina Tegethoff; Felix Wagner; M. Antunovic; F. Barrera-Lemarchand et al.
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Daniel C. Molden

A motivational systems approach to investigating opinions on climate change

Thinking & Reasoning
2022-07-03 | Journal article | Writing - original draft, Writing - review & editing, Conceptualization
Part of ISSN: 1354-6783
Part of ISSN: 1464-0708
Contributors: Daniel C. Molden; Robin Bayes; James N. Druckman
Source: Self-asserted source
Daniel C. Molden

Predicting romantic interest during early relationship development: A preregistered investigation using machine learning

European Journal of Personality
2022-05-28 | Journal article | Data curation, Investigation, Methodology, Writing - review & editing, Funding acquisition
Part of ISSN: 0890-2070
Part of ISSN: 1099-0984
Contributors: Paul W. Eastwick; Samantha Joel; Kathleen L Carswell; Daniel C. Molden; Eli J Finkel; Shelley A Blozis
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Daniel C. Molden

When and How Different Motives Can Drive Motivated Political Reasoning

Political Psychology
2020-10 | Journal article
Contributors: Robin Bayes; James N. Druckman; Avery Goods; Daniel C. Molden
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Negligible evidence that people desire partners who uniquely fit their ideals

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2020-09 | Journal article | Writing - review & editing, Data curation, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Methodology
Part of ISSN: 0022-1031
Contributors: Jehan Sparks; Christine Daly; Brian M. Wilkey; Daniel C. Molden; Eli J. Finkel; Paul W. Eastwick
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Daniel C. Molden

Effortful experiences of self-control foster lay theories that self-control is limited

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85047100115

Contributors: Klinger, J.A.; Scholer, A.A.; Hui, C.M.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Expanding minds: Growth mindsets of self-regulation and the influences on effort and perseverance

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2018 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85050874791

Contributors: Mrazek, A.J.; Ihm, E.D.; Molden, D.C.; Mrazek, M.D.; Zedelius, C.M.; Schooler, J.W.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Identity-specific motivation: How distinct identities direct self-regulation across distinct situations

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85036594041

Contributors: Browman, A.S.; Destin, M.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier
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Understanding How Identity and Value Motivate Self-Regulation Is Necessary but not Sufficient: A Motivated Effort-Allocation Perspective

Psychological Inquiry
2017 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85028393324

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Hall, A.; Hui, C.M.; Scholer, A.A.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Beyond Affective Influences on Deontological Moral Judgment: The Role of Motivations for Prevention in the Moral Condemnation of Harm

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84991669546

Contributors: Gamez-Djokic, M.; Molden, D.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

The origins and educational implications of promotion-focused and prevention-focused achievement motivations

Handbook of Motivation at School: Second Edition
2016 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-84994034172

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Rosenzweig, E.Q.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

The pipeline project: Pre-publication independent replications of a single laboratory's research pipeline

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2016 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84977144634

EID:

2-s2.0-84991111172

Contributors: Schweinsberg, M.; Madan, N.; Vianello, M.; Sommer, S.A.; Jordan, J.; Tierney, W.; Awtrey, E.; Zhu, L.L.; Diermeier, D.; Heinze, J.E. et al.
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Understanding Self-Regulation Failure: A Motivated Effort-Allocation Account

Self-Regulation and Ego Control
2016 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85008209303

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Hui, C.M.; Scholer, A.A.
Source: Self-asserted source
Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Promotion- and Prevention-Focused Networking and Its Consequences for Entrepreneurial Success

Social Psychological and Personality Science
2015 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84919430585

Contributors: Pollack, J.M.; Forster, W.R.; Johnson, P.D.; Coy, A.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Maintaining commitment in the presence of alternative opportunities: The role of motivations for prevention or promotion

Social Cognition
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84916940172

Contributors: Hui, C.M.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Understanding priming effects in social psychology: An overview and integration

Social Cognition
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84904416154

Contributors: Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Understanding priming effects in social psychology: What is "social priming" and how does it occur?

Social Cognition
2014 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84904425695

Contributors: Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

An expanded perspective on the role of effort phenomenology in motivation and performance

Behavioral and Brain Sciences
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84889688636

Contributors: Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Loving Freedom: Concerns With Promotion or Prevention and the Role of Autonomy in Relationship Well-Being

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2013 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84882273297

Contributors: Hui, C.M.; Molden, D.C.; Finkel, E.J.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier
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Opposites fit: Regulatory focus complementarity and relationship well-being

Social Cognition
2013 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84877027565

Contributors: Bohns, V.K.; Lucas, G.M.; Molden, D.C.; Finkel, E.J.; Coolsen, M.K.; Kumashiro, M.; Rusbult, C.E.; Higgins, E.T.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Motivated Strategies for Judgment: How Preferences for Particular Judgment Processes can Affect Judgment Outcomes

Social and Personality Psychology Compass
2012 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84856953587

Contributors: Molden, D.C.
Source: Self-asserted source
Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Motivated Thinking

The Oxford Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning
2012 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85066585352

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Tory Higgins, E.
Source: Self-asserted source
Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Motivational Versus Metabolic Effects of Carbohydrates on Self-Control

Psychological Science
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84867642295

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Hui, C.M.; Scholer, A.A.; Meier, B.P.; Noreen, E.E.; D'Agostino, P.R.; Martin, V.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Primed interference: The cognitive and behavioral costs of an incongruity between chronic and primed motivational orientations

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84866790420

Contributors: Lisjak, M.; Molden, D.C.; Lee, A.Y.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Why do(n't) your partner's efforts at self-improvement make you happy? an implicit theories perspective

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
2012 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-84855293558

Contributors: Hui, C.M.; Bond, M.H.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Does easily learned mean easily remembered? it depends on your beliefs about intelligence

Psychological Science
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79954527601

Contributors: Miele, D.B.; Finn, B.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Hoping for the best or preparing for the worst? Regulatory focus and preferences for optimism and pessimism in predicting personal outcomes

Social Cognition
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79751500881

Contributors: Hazlett, A.; Molden, D.C.; Sackett, A.M.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Leveraging motivational mindsets to foster positive interracial interactions

Social and Personality Psychology Compass
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79959617254

Contributors: Murphy, M.C.; Richeson, J.A.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Motivating political preferences: Concerns with promotion and prevention as predictors of public policy attitudes

Motivation and Emotion
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-79955917528

Contributors: Lucas, G.M.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Promoting de-escalation of commitment: A regulatory-focus perspective on sunk costs

Psychological Science
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78951495729

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Hui, C.M.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Regulatory focus and romantic alternatives

Taylor and Francis Ltd 5
2011 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84920699253

Contributors: Finkel, E.J.; Molden, D.C.; Johnson, S.E.; Eastwick, P.W.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

The automatic and co-occurring activation of multiple social inferences

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2011 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-78650016365

Contributors: Todd, A.R.; Molden, D.C.; Ham, J.; Vonk, R.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Increasing social engagement among lonely individuals: The role of acceptance cues and promotion motivations

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77957221076

Contributors: Lucas, G.M.; Knowles, M.L.; Gardner, W.L.; Molden, D.C.; Jefferis, V.E.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Motivations for promotion and prevention and the role of trust and commitment in interpersonal forgiveness

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-75749116664

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Finkel, E.J.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Naive theories of intelligence and the role of processing fluency in perceived comprehension

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-77955762757

Contributors: Miele, D.B.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

There's no substitute for belonging: Self-affirmation following social and nonsocial threats

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
2010 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-75249090700

Contributors: Knowles, M.L.; Lucas, G.M.; Molden, D.C.; Gardner, W.L.; Dean, K.K.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Finding meaning in others' intentions: The process of judging intentional behaviors and intentionality itself

Psychological Inquiry
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67649840619

Contributors: Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Incidental experiences of regulatory fit and the processing of persuasive appeals

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-70349210844

Contributors: Koenig, A.M.; Cesario, J.; Molden, D.C.; Kosloff, S.; Higgins, E.T.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Motivated comprehension regulation: Vigilant versus eager metacognitive control

Memory and Cognition
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-70349225779

Contributors: Miele, D.D.B.; Molden, D.C.; Gardner, W.L.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Motivations for Prevention or Promotion Following Social Exclusion: Being Rejected Versus Being Ignored

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-60749111263

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Lucas, G.M.; Gardner, W.L.; Dean, K.; Knowles, M.L.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier
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Perceived support for promotion-focused and prevention-focused goals: Associations with well-being in unmarried and married couples: Research report

Psychological Science
2009 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-67650466011

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Lucas, G.M.; Finkel, E.J.; Kumashiro, M.; Rusbult, C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

How preferences for eager versus vigilant judgment strategies affect self-serving conclusions

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-48749123950

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Higgins, E.T.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Self-Theories: The Construction of Free Will

Are We Free?: Psychology and Free Will
2008 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84920373161

Contributors: Dweck, C.S.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

The promise and peril of self-affirmation in de-escalation of commitment

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
2008 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-49849086313

EID:

2-s2.0-84858378599

Contributors: Sivanathan, N.; Molden, D.C.; Galinsky, A.D.; Ku, G.
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"Meaningful" social inferences: Effects of implicit theories on inferential processes

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33748899875

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Plaks, J.E.; Dweck, C.S.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Finding "meaning" in psychology: A lay theories approach to self-regulation, social perception, and social development

American Psychologist
2006 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-33646384420

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Dweck, C.S.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Categorization under uncertainty: Resolving vagueness and ambiguity with eager versus vigilant strategies

Social Cognition
2004 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-3142732224

Contributors: Molden, D.C.; Higgins, E.T.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

How strategies for making judgments and decisions affect cognition: Motivated cognition revisited

Foundations of Social Cognition: A Festschrift in Honor of Robert S. Wyer, Jr.
2003 | Book chapter
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2-s2.0-84917438934

Contributors: Higgins, E.T.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier

Transfer of Value From Fit

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
2003 | Journal article
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2-s2.0-0043209626

Contributors: Tory Higgins, E.; Idson, L.C.; Freitas, A.L.; Spiegel, S.; Molden, D.C.
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Daniel C. Molden via Scopus - Elsevier
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Peer review (5 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for Archives of sexual behavior. (1)
Review activity for Cognition. (2)
Review activity for European journal of psychology of education. (1)
Review activity for Journal of personality and social psychology. (1)