Expertise My work connects personality motivation (implicit and explicit), autobiographical memory, and cross-cultural psychology (e.g., acculturation, biculturalism). One exemplary question that arises from this link is: Why do people talk differently about their lives in different cultural contexts, and what purposes does this serve? Drawing on an evolutionary, developmental approach to explain cultural variance, I am interested in finding out how such differences and similarities across cultural contexts can inform a more universal, cross-cultural perspective on psychology.
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EducationUniversity of Osnabrück, Germany 09/2006 - Ph.D. in Psychology (magna cum laude): "Effects of Childhood Context, Implicit Motives, and Explicit Socio-cultural Orientation on Autobiographical Memory in PR China, Cameroon, and Germany". Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany CareerUniversity of Tilburg, The Netherlands 09/2010 Assistant Professor, Tilburg University (OKC) 08/2008 - 08/2010 Marie Curie Postdoctoral Fellow City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China 08/2009 Visiting Fellow Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, USA 09/2006 - 05/2008 Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Prof. B.A. Woike) University of Osnabrück, Germany01/2004 - 08/2006 Research Associate (Dr. A. Chasiotis) Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany 10/2003 - 12/2003 Research Associate (Dr. R.F. Pohl)
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Collaboration partners: Prof. B.A. Woike, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA Prof. S. Bluck, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA Prof. S.-H. Ng, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China Prof. A. Chong, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China Prof. X. Zheng, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China Dr. X. Yue, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, PR China Dr. R.F. Pohl, University of Mannheim, Germany ConferencesBender, M., & Chong, A. (2008). Autobiographical memory functions, depression, and ageing. Paper presented at the International Conference for ?Social Capital and Volunteering in Modern Ageing Cities: Building Intergenerational Inclusion?, Hong Kong, PR China. Bender, M., Woike, B., & Besner, N. (2008). Implicit Motivational States Influence Memory. Poster presented at the 8th Preconference of the Association for Research in Personality, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Bender, M., Woike, B., Hofer, J., Ming, L., Chasiotis, A., & Kiessling, F. (2007). Autobiographical Memory and Implicit Motives: Remains the Relationship stable across Cultures? Poster presented at the 7th Preconference of the Association for Research in Personality, Memphis, Tennesse, USA. Bender, M. , Hofer, J., Ming, L., Chasiotis, A., & Kiessling, F. (2006). Autobiographical Memory and Implicit Motives: Remains the Relationship stable across Cultures? Paper presented at the European Conference on Personality, Athens, Greece. Hofer, J., Chasiotis, A., Kiessling, F., Bender, M. (2006) Predicting reproductive behaviour by implicit and explicit attitudes about sociosexuality - the moderating role of implicit motives for power and affiliation. Paper presented at the European Conference on Personality, Athens, Greece. Bender, M., Hofer, J., Ming, L., Chasiotis, A., & Kiessling, F. (2006). Autobiographical Memory and Implicit Motives: Remains the Relationship stable across Cultures? Poster presented at the 8th IACCP Conference, Spetses, Greece. Bender, M., Chasiotis, A. Hofer, J. Campos, D. (2006) Motivkongruenz expliziter soziosexueller Einstellungen und impliziter Motive ist prädiktiv für Elternschaft in drei Kulturen. [Congruence of explicit sociosexuality attitudes and implicit motives as predictors of parenthood in three cultures.] Poster presented at the 7th Kongress "Menschliches Verhalten und Evolution [Human Behavior and Evolution]", Köln, Germany. Bender, M., Chasiotis, A., Hofer, J. & Kiessling, F. (2005). Cultural differences in the use of autobiographical memories and implicit motives. Paper presented at the 7th IACCP Regional Congress, San Sebastian, Spain. Chasiotis, A. & Bender, M. (2005). A pilot study on autobiographical memory, theory of mind and implicit motives in Cameroonian and German preschoolers. Paper presented at the 7th IACCP Regional Congress, San Sebastian, Spain. Bender, M., Chasiotis, A., Kiessling, F. & Hofer, J. (2005). Autobiografisches Gedächtnis, Theory of Mind und implizite Motive von kamerunischen und deutschen Vorschulkindern - eine Pilotstudie [Autobiografical memory, theory of mind and implicit motives of Cameroonian and German preschoolers - a pilot study]. Poster presented at the 17th annual meeting of the section Developmental Psychology, Bochum, Germany. Bender, M. (2005). Autobiografisches Gedächtnis und implizite Motive in Abhängigkeit evolutionärer Marker [Autobiographical memory and implicit motives and their relation with evolutionary markers], Paper presented at the 6th Kongress "Menschliches Verhalten und Evolution [Human Behaviour and Evolution]", Osnabrück, Germany. Bender, M. (2005). Autobiografisches Gedächtnis und implizite Motive in Deutschland, China und Kamerun [Autobiographical memory and implicit motives in Germany, China and Cameroon], Paper presented at the annual regional meeting of Developmental Psychology, Bielefeld, Germany. Yue, X.D. & Bender, M. (2004). Perception of the Most Creative People by Undergraduates from China, Germany and the USA. Paper presented at the 28th International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, PRC, 8-13 August 2004.
TeachingM. Bender teaches the following subjects:
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Room P 3208 PO Box 90153 5000 LE Tilburg
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[my office has moved to P 3.208, up the staircase close to the cafeteria] Last amended: 28 February 2012
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