Rick van Baaren
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Biographical Sketch:
I obtained my PhD in 2003 at the Radboud University Nijmegen and worked there as an Assistant Professor until August 2005. Then, I worked for exactly 1 year as Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam. Now, I'm back in good old Nijmegen. In 2003 I received a 'Veni'grant, and in 2004, I won the SESP Dissertation Award.
In Nijmegen I initiated work on social imitation and started built a laboratory devoted to that. Regarding teaching, I introduced Advertising Psychology and The Psychology of Influence to the Nijmegen and Amsterdam students.
My passions are football & fashion.
In Nijmegen I initiated work on social imitation and started built a laboratory devoted to that. Regarding teaching, I introduced Advertising Psychology and The Psychology of Influence to the Nijmegen and Amsterdam students.
My passions are football & fashion.
Research Interests:
Social Neuroscience of interpersonal behavior, Nonconscious processes, Social Influence and Consumer behavior.
Publications
Harakeh, Z., Engels, R., Van Baaren, R., & Scholte, R. (in press). Imitation of cigarette smoking: An experimental study on smoking in a naturalistic setting. Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Ashton-james, C., Van Baaren, R. B., Chartrand, T.L., & Decety, J. (in press). Mimicry and me: The impact of mimicry on self-construal. Social Cognition.
Van Baaren, R. B., & Ruivenkamp, M. (in press). Self-construal and values expressed in advertising. Social Influence
Dijksterhuis, Van Baaren, Bongers, Bos, Van Leeuwen, & Van der Leij. The rational unconscious: Conscious versus unconscious thought in complex consumer choice 
Müller, B. C. N, van Baaren, R. B., Ritter, S. M., Woud, M. L., Bergmann, H.,
Harakeh, Z., Engels, R. C. M. E., & Dijksterhuis, A. (2009). Tell me
why…The influence of self-involvement on short term smoking behaviour. Addictive Behaviors, 34, 427-431.
Bos, M.W., Dijksterhuis, A., & van Baaren, R.B. (2008). On the Goal-dependency of Unconscious Thought. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 44, 1114-1120.
Dijksterhuis, A., Bos, M.W., Nordgren, L.F., & van Baaren, R.B. (2006). Complex choices better made unconsciously? Science, 313, 760-761.
Dijksterhuis, A., Bos, M.W., Nordgren, L.F., & van Baaren, R.B. (2006). Making choices without deliberation. Science, 312, 1472.
Dijksterhuis, A., Bos, M.W., Nordgren, L.F., & van Baaren, R.B. (2006). On making the right choice: The deliberation-without-attention effect. Science, 311, 1005-1007.
Chartrand, T. L , Van Baaren, R. B., & Bargh, J. A. (2006). Linking automatic evaluation to mood and information processing style: Consequences for experienced affect, impression formation, and stereotyping. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 135, 70-77.
Dijksterhuis, A., Smith, P.K., van Baaren, R.B., & Wigboldus, D.H.J. (2005). The unconscious consumer: Effects of Environment of Consumer Choice. Journal of Consumer Psychology, 15, 193-202.
Van Baaren, R. B. (2005). The parrot effect: How to increase tip size. Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quaterly, 46, 79-85 .
Holland, R. W., Roeder, U., van Baaren, R. B., Brandt, A., & Hannover , B. (2004). Don't stand so close to me: self-construal and interpersonal closeness. Psychological science.
Van Baaren, R. B., Horgan, T. G., Chartrand, T. L., & Dijkmans, M. (2004). The forest, the trees and the chameleon: context-dependency and mimicry. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 86, 453-459.
Van Baaren, R. B., Holland, R. W., Kawakami, K., & van Knippenberg, A. (2004). Mimicry and pro-social behavior. Psychological Science, 15, 71-74.
Van Baaren, R. B., Holland, R. W., Steenaert, B., & van Knippenberg, A. (2003). Mimicry for money: Behavioral consequences of imitation. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 39, 393-398
Van Baaren, R. B., Maddux, W. W., Chartrand, T. L., De Bouter, C., & Van Knippenberg, A. (2003). It takes two to mimic: Behavioral consequences of self-construals. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. 84, 1093-1102
Stel, M., Van Baaren, R. B., Blascovich, J., McCall, C., Pollmann, M.H., van Leeuwen, M. L., Mastop, J., Müller, B. C. N., & Vonk, R. (in press). Mimicry and liking: Is it really that simple? Experimental Psychology.
Kühn, S., Müller, B. C. N., van Baaren, R. B., Wietzker, A., Dijksterhuis, A., & Brass, M. (in press). Why do I like you when you behave like me? Neural mechanisms mediating positive consequences of observing someone being imitated. Social Neuroscience.
Kühn, S., Müller, B. C. N., van der Leij, A., Dijksterhuis, A., Brass, M., & van Baaren, R. B. (in press). Neural correlates of emotional synchrony. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience.