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CONTACT
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University of Basel
Department of Psychology
Missionsstrasse 62a
4055 Basel
Switzerland
Mail: jutta.mata[at]unibas.ch
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EDUCATION
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Currently |
Research Scientist |
Department of Psychology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland |
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2008 - 2010 |
Postdoctoral
Research Fellow |
Department of
Psychology, Stanford University, Stanford, USA |
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2008 |
Postdoctoral
Research Fellow |
Department of
Exercise and Health, Faculty of Human Kinetics, Technical University
Lisbon, Portugal |
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2008 |
Dr. rer. nat. (equiv.
to a PhD) |
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
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2004 - 2007 |
PhD Fellow |
International Max Planck Research School LIFE, working at the Center
for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute for
Human Development, Berlin, and Department of Health Psychology at the Freie Universitaet Berlin, Germany |
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01/2007-03/2007 |
Visiting PhD fellow |
Department of
Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA |
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10/2006-12/2006 |
Visiting PhD fellow |
Department of
Psychology and Cognitive Science, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
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2004 |
Diplom in Psychology
(Master's equivalent) |
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
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2001 - 2004 |
Studies in Psychology |
Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
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2000
- 2001 |
University courses in Psychology, Portuguese, English |
Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal |
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1998
- 2000 |
Undergraduate Studies in Psychology |
Georg
August University, Göttingen, Germany |
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1998 |
“Abitur”
(University-entrance diploma) |
Edith-Stein-Schule, Darmstadt, Germany |
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1995 – 1996 |
High School
Exchange |
Bryan City High
School, Bryan, Ohio, USA |
AWARDS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS
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2012-2015 |
Research Project Health behaviors, affect, and academic performance: A longitudinal study across times of high stress, Swiss National Science Foundation, SNF (PI: Jutta Mata) |
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2011-2014 |
Research Project Open-Access Repository of Self-Regulation Measures for Exercise, Eating, and Weight Control, Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology, FCT (Co-PI: Jutta Mata) |
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2010-2013 |
Research Project Physical Activity and the Self-Regulation of Eating Behavior and Body Weight, Portuguese Foundation of Science and Technology, FCT (Co-PI: Jutta Mata) |
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2009-2010 |
Post-doctoral
stipend from the German Science Foundation |
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2008-2009 |
Post-doctoral
stipend from the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology |
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2004-2007 |
PhD
Scholarship International Max Planck Research School LIFE |
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2004 |
Springer Award for the best Diploma Thesis 2004 (equiv. to a Master’s
Thesis);
Institute of Psychology, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany |
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2002-2010 |
Travel grants for
conference participation by the German Science Foundation; German
Academic Exchange Service, British Feeding and Drinking Society; Institute of Psychology
at Humboldt
University Berlin |
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2000-2001 |
Erasmus Scholarship to study at the Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon,
Portugal |
PUBLICATIONS
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Mata, J., Thompson, R. J., Jaeggi, S., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (in press). Walk on the bright side:
Physical activity and affect in Major Depressive Disorder. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. (pdf) |
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Thompson, R., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Gotlib, I. H. (in press). The everyday emotional experience of adults with Major Depressive Disorder:
Examining emotional instability, inertia, and reactivity. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. (pdf)
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Demiralp, E., Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S., Buschkuehl, M., Feldman Barrett, L., Ellsworth, P. C., Demiralp, M., Hernandez-Garcia, L., Gotlib, I. H., & Jonides, J. (in press). Feeling blue or turquoise? Emotional differentiation in Major Depressive Disorder. Psychological Science. |
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Mata, J., Gigerenzer, G, & Frank, R.
(in press). Public knowledge about heart attack and stroke
symptoms: A representative survey of nine European countries. Health Expectations. (pdf) |
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Vieira, P. N., Palmeira, A. L., Mata, J., Kolotkin, R. L., Silva, M. N., Sardinha, L. B., & Teixeira, P. J. (in press). Usefulness of standard BMI cut-offs for quality of life and psychological well- being in women. Obesity Facts. |
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Teixeira, P. J., Silva, M. N., Mata, J., Palmeira, A. L., & Markland, D. (2012). Motivation, self-determination, and long-term weight control. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9, 22. (pdf) |
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Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., &
Gotlib, I. H. (2011). Concurrent and prospective relations between attention to emotion and affect intensity: An experience sampling study. Emotion, 11, 1489-1494. (pdf) |
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Vieira, P. N., Mata, J., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S. R., Santos, T. F., Minderico, C. S., Sardinha, L., & Teixeira, P. J. (2011). Predictors of psychological well-being during behavioral obesity treatment in women. Journal of Obesity, doi:10.1155/2011/936153. (pdf) |
Mata, J. &
Gotlib, I. H. (2011). 5-HTTLPR moderates the relation
between changes in depressive and bulimic symptoms in adolescent
girls: A longitudinal study. International Journal of Eating
Disorders, 44, 383-388. (pdf) |
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Mata, J., Lippke, S., Dieckmann, A., &
Todd, P. M. (2011).
Meat label information: Effects of separate versus conjoint
presentation on product evaluation.
Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 41, 1947-1957.
(pdf) |
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Mata, J. & Munsch, S. (2011). Adipositas von Kindern und Jugendlichen: Risiken, Ursachen und Therapie aus psychologischer Sicht. [Obesity in children and adolescents: Risks, causes, and therapy from a psychological perspective] Bundesgesundheitsblatt, 54, 548-554. (pdf) |
Teixeira, P. J., Patrick, H., & Mata, J. (2011). Why we eat what we eat: The role of autonomous motivation in eating behaviour regulation Nutrition Bulletin, 36, 102-107. (pdf) |
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Scheibehenne, B., Mata, J., & Todd, P. M. (2011). Older
but not wiser – Predicting a partner’s preferences gets worse with
age. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 21, 184-191. (pdf) |
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Andrade, A. M., Coutinho, S. R., Silva, M. N., Carraça,
E. V., Mata, J., Vieira, P. N., Melanson, K. J., Baptista, F., Sardinha, L. B.,
Teixeira, P. J. (2010). The effect of lifestyle physical
activity on weight loss is mediated by eating self-regulation.
Patient Education and Counseling, 79, 320-326.(pdf) |
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Teixeira, P. J., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S. R.,
Palmeira, A. L., Mata, J., Vieira, P. N., Carraça, E. V., Santos, T. C., Sardinha,
L. B. (2010). Mediators of weight loss and weight loss
maintenance in middle-aged women. Obesity, 18, 725-735. (pdf) |
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Thompson, R. J., Mata, J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., &
Gotlib, I. H. (2010). Maladaptive Coping, Adaptive Coping,
and Depressive Symptoms: Variations across Age and Depressive
State. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 48, 459-466.(pdf) |
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Mata, J., Thompson, R. J., & Gotlib, I. H. (2010). BDNF moderates the relation between physical
activity and depressive symptoms. Health Psychology, 29,
130-133.
(pdf) |
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Mata, J. (2010). „Zwei auf einen Streich“: Gesteigerte
Motivation körperlich aktiv zu sein führt auch zu verbesserter Essensregulation bei Übergewicht [Two birds with one stone:
Increased motivation to be physically active also leads to
improved eating regulation in obesity]. Adipositas, 1/2010,
43-48. |
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Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2010). When weight management lasts: Lower perceived rule complexity increases
adherence. Appetite, 54,. 37-43.
(pdf) |
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Gaschler, R., Mata, J., Störmer, V., Kühnel, A., & Bilalic, M.
(2010).
Change detection for new food labels. Food Quality
and Preference, 21, 140–147.
(pdf) |
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Gigerenzer, G., Mata, J., & Frank, R.
(2010). Response to Brenner et al. Journal of the National
Cancer Institute, 102, 1-2.
(pdf) |
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Mata, J., Silva, M. N., Vieira, P. N., Coutinho, S. C., Andrade, A. M., & Teixeira, PJ. (2009). Motivational “spill-over” during weight control: Increased self-determination and exercise intrinsic motivation predict eating self-regulation. Health Psychology, 28,
709-716.
(pdf) |
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Gigerenzer, G., Mata, J., & Frank, R. (2009). Public knowledge of benefits of breast and prostate cancer screening in Europe. Journal of the National Cancer Institute,
101, 1216-1220. (pdf) |
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Gigerenzer, G., Mata, J., Frank, R., &
Feufel, M. (2009). Wie informiert ist die Bevölkerung über den
Nutzen der Krebsfrüherkennung? Europaweite Studie erfasst
Kenntnisstand. [How well informed is the population about the
benefits of early detection of cancer? European study assesses
state of knowledge.] Onkologie heute, 05/2009. (pdf) |
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Gummerum, M., Takezawa, M., Keller, M., & Mata, J. (2008). To give or not to give: Children’s and adolescents’ sharing and moral negotiations in economic decision situations
Child Development, 79, 561-576.
(pdf) |
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Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M.
(2008). Predicting children’s meal preferences:
How much do parents know?
Appetite, 50, 367-375.
(pdf) |
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Mata, J., Dieckmann, A., & Gigerenzer, G.
(2005). Verständliche Risikokommunikation leicht gemacht – Oder: Wie
man verwirrende
Wahrscheinlichkeitsangaben vermeidet.
[Risk communication made easy – or: how to avoid confusing probability
statements] Zeitschrift für Allgemeinmedizin, 81(12), 537-43.
(pdf) |
MANUSCRIPTS
UNDER REVISION/ UNDER REVIEW
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Mata, J., Lowdermilk, C., Joormann, J., Waugh, C. E. & Gotlib, I. H. (under review). Acute exercise attenuates negative affect following repeated sad mood inductions in persons who have recovered from depression.
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Mata, J., Santos, T., Vieira, P. N., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S.
R., & Teixeira, P. J. (under review). The daily ups and downs: Using ecological
momentary assessment to understand how within-person variability
in psychosocial factors affects weight control. |
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Lowdermilk, C. D., Catalino, L., Mata, J., & Fredrickson, B. L. (under review). Beyond emotional benefits: Physical activity and sedentary behavior affect psychosocial resources through changes in experienced emotions. |
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
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2011 |
Guest Editor Special Issue "Self-Regulation, Motivation, and Psychosocial Factors in Weight Management", Journal of Obesity |
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January 2010 |
Discussant of the PhD committee of Rui
Carvalho, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal |
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February 2008 |
Invited
expert for „Fachgespräch Nährwertkennzeichnung“ [Expert talk on
nutrition labeling].
Presentation
to the committee on nutrition, agriculture and consumer
protection of the social democratic party of the German
Bundestag (German Parliament). |
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December 2007 |
Invited expert of the „Bundesverband
Verbraucherzentrale“ [Federation of German Consumer
Organisations] press conference panel on nutrition labeling. |
AD-HOC REVIEWER
Appetite
British Journal of Health Psychology
British Journal of Nutrition
British Journal of Social Psychology
Health Psychology
International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Journal of Health Communications
Journal of Health Psychology
Obesity Facts
Psychology & Marketing
Psychology of Sport and Exercise
Public Health Nutrition
Zeitschrift fuer Gesundheitspsychologie
2008, 2010 Conference Abstracts International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity
PRESENTATIONS
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Mata, J.
(2011, September). Take a walk on the bright side: The association between everyday physical activity and affect in depression. 12th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Fribourg, Switzerland. |
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Mata, J.
(2011, September). The serotonin transporter gene 5-HTTLPR moderates the relation between changes in depressive and bulimic symptoms in adolescent girls: A longitudinal study. 12th Congress of the Swiss Psychological Society, Fribourg, Switzerland. |
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Mata, J.
(2010, February). Leading a happier, healthier life: The role of
health behavior and genetics in depression. El Instituto
Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramon de la Fuente, Mexico City, Mexico. |
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Mata, J.
(2010, January). Lose the blues: How genetics and exercise
influence depression. Faculdade de Psicologica e Ciências de
Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. |
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Mata, J.
(2009, November). How can we lead healthier, happier lives? –
Decision Making and Other Determinants of Health Behavior
Change. Workshop on Ecological Decision Making, Clarkson
University, Potsdam, USA. |
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Mata, J.,
Thompson, R. J., Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., &
Gotlib, I. H. (September, 2009). Does physical activity help
lose the blues? Poster presented at the annual meeting of the
Society for Research in Psychopathology, Minneapolis, USA.
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Mata, J.
(June, 2009). Multiple behavior change: cross talk between
physical activity and eating behavior. Organized symposium at
the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity, Lisbon, Portugal. |
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Mata, J.,
King, A. C., Castro, C. M., Pruitt, L. A., Ahn, D., Prosak, C.
Buman, M., & Hekler, E. (June, 2009). Are two better than one?
Comparing sequential and simultaneous interventions in diet and
exercise – results from the CALM trial. Paper presented at the
annual meeting of the International Society of Behavioral
Nutrition and Physical Activity, Lisbon, Portugal. |
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Mata, J.,
Thompson, R. J., & Gotlib, I. H. (May, 2009). Exercise and
depression: BDNF-genotype moderates the relation between
physical activity and depressive symptoms. Poster presented at
the conference of the American Psychological Society, San
Francisco, USA. |
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Mata, J.
(2009, May). Lose the blues: How exercise and genes can protect
from depression. Institute of Psychology,
University of Basel, Switzerland. |
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Mata J.,
Silva M. N., Vieira P. N., Coutinho S. C., Andrade A. M., &
Teixeira P. J. (2009, May). Healthy spill-over: Increased
exercise motivation improves eating self-regulation during
behavioral obesity treatment in women. Conference of the
European Association for the Study of Obesity, Amsterdam, the
Netherlands. |
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Mata, J.,
Gigerenzer, G., & Frank, R. (2008, July). Health Literacy: A
representative study comparing nine European countries. Paper
presented at the International Conference of Psychology, Berlin,
Germany. |
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Mata, J.,
Santos, T., Vieira, P. N., Silva, M. N., Coutinho, S., &
Teixeira, P. J. (2008, May). Using Ecological Momentary
Assessment to understand the role of psychosocial and
environment factors in weight control. Paper presented at
the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity, Banff, Canada. |
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Mata, J. &
Pereira. M. (2008, May). It’s about time: Modeling real-time
assessment data on physical activity and nutrition. Organized
symposium at the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity, Banff, Canada. |
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Mata, J.
(2008, May). It’s about time: From daily fluctuations to
long-term health behavior change in exercise and nutrition.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver,
Canada. |
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Mata, J.
(2008, February). Fachgespräch Nährwertkennzeichnung [Expert
talk on nutrition labeling]. Presentation to the committee on
nutrition, agriculture and consumer protection of the social
democratic party of the German Bundestag. |
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Mata, J. (2008,
February). Healthy food choice: How cognition and environment
determine what we eat. Carstensen Life-span Development
Laboratory, Stanford University, USA. |
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Mata, J.,
Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, November). How complex
decision rules can impede behavior adherence. 28th
Annual Conference of the Society for Judgment and Decision Making,
Long Beach, USA. |
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Mata, J.,
Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, November). When weight-loss
programs last: Lower perceived cognitive complexity of eating
rules increases diet adherence. Paper presented at the 11th
Congresso Português de Obesidade, Cascais, Portugal. |
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Mata, J.,
Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, August). Deciding weight loss:
How complex eating rules prevent diet success. Paper presented at
the 21st meeting of the Subjective Probability, Utility and
Decision Making conference, Warsaw, Poland. |
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Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M: (2007, June).
Predicting other’s meal preferences. How well do parents know
their children?
Paper presented at the 6th Meeting of the International
Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Oslo,
Norway. |
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Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, June). Complex diet
rules can impede weight loss diet adherence. Poster presented
at the 6th Meeting of the International Society for
Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Oslo, Norway. |
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Mata, J., Todd, P.M., Lippke, S. (2007, May). Food for Thought:
How Complex Eating Rules Can Impede Weight Loss Diet Adherence.
International Nestlé Research Centre, Lausanne, Switzerland. |
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Mata, J., Todd, P.M., Lippke, S. (2007, May). Food for Thought:
How Complex Eating Rules Can Impede Weight Loss Diet Adherence.
Institute of Psychology, Universitaet Basel, Switzerland. |
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Mata, J., Todd, P. M., & Lippke, S. (2007, April). Keep it on:
How complex diet rules prevent weight loss. . Paper presented at
the Meeting of the British Feeding and Drinking Group,
Newcastle, UK. |
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Mata, J., Todd, P.M., Lippke, S. (2007, March). The Role of
Cognition in Food Choice:
How Complex Eating Rules Can Prevent Weight Loss Diet Success.
Center for Behavioral and Decision Sciences in Medicine,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. |
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Mata, J., Todd, P. M., Lippke, S. (2006, Dec). Food for Thought: Adding
Cognition to the Puzzle of Eating and Overweight. Paper
presented at the Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade
Tecnica de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal. |
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Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M. (2006, Dec). School
food choice in parents‘ hands: how to be good.d. Paper presented
at the Cornell Foods and Brands Lab, Cornell University, Ithaca,
New York, USA. |
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Mata, J. & Todd, P. M. (2006, Dec). Can Cognitive Complexity
Determine Compliance? Paper presented at the Cornell Foods and
Brands Lab, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. |
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Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M: (2006, November).
Predicting others' preferences: How accurate are parents and what
strategies do they use to predict their children's preferences?
Poster presented at the 27th Annual Conference of the Society for
Judgment and Decision Making, Houston, Texas, USA. |
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Mata, J. & Lippke, S. (2006, Sep).
Was ist der
Nutzen von zusätzlichen Informationen auf Nahrungsmitteletiketten?
[Whahat
is the use of additional information on food labels?].
Paper
presented at the 45. Kongress of the Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer
Psychologie, Nuernberg, Germany. |
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Mata, J. & Lippke, S. (2006, Aug/Sep). Food-Label Design:
Effects on Stage Movement. Poster presented at the 20th
European Health Psychology Conference, Warsaw, Poland. |
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Mata, J. & Lippke, S. (2006, July). The Design of Food Labels: The
Effect on Stage Movement and Risk Perception. Poster presented at
the Meeting of the International Society for Behavioral Nutrition
and Physical Activity, Boston, USA. |
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Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M. (2006, June). Parents’
advice giving on children’s lunch choices: How successful can they
be? Poster presented at the Conference on Advice and Trust in
Decision Making, London, UK. |
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Mata, J. (2006, May). . Influence of Information Structure on
Food Choice. Poster presented at the Spring LIFE Academy, Max
Planck Institute of Human Development, Berlin, Germany. |
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Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P. M. (2006, April).
Healthiness as a cue in school lunch choice? A study with children
and their parents. .
Paper presented at the 30th British Feeding and
Drinking Group Meeting and the International Conference on Food
Choice, Birmingham, UK. |
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Mata, J., Scheibehenne, B., & Todd, P.M. (2006, Feb).
Predicting the Choices of Others: Children‘s school lunches.
Paper pesented at the II. Meeting on Food Choice and Heuristics,
Center for Cognitive and Decision Science, University of Basel and
Center for Adaptive Behavior and Cognition, Max Planck Institute
for Human Development. |
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Mata, J. (2005, Okt). The Role of Information for Nutrition
Behavior. Presentation at the LIFE Fall Academy, University of
Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. |
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