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Rick B. van Baaren

Rick B. van Baaren

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Psychology

D-Index
39
Citations
7835
World Ranking
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National Ranking
376

Overview

Rick B. van Baaren is affiliated with Radboud University in the Netherlands. Their academic work spans the fields of Psychology and Neuroscience, with key contributions in several subfields such as Applied Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, and General Health Professions.

Their research focuses on topics including Behavioral Health and Interventions, Cultural Differences and Values, Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification, Social and Intergroup Psychology, Free Will and Agency, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, and Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies.

Recent publications by Rick B. van Baaren include:

  • "Self-Persuasion Increases Healthy Eating Intention Depending on Cultural Background" (2020), published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "The influence of culture and close others on the effectiveness of (self)-persuasion" (2020), published in The Journal of General Psychology
  • "Time for Action: Verbal Action Cues Influence Temporal Binding" (2020), published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Can benefit appeals and social norms in reminder letters persuade self-employed mental healthcare professionals to report their waiting times to a regulatory agency?" (2025), published in Social Influence

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Rick B. van Baaren are:

  • Barbara C. N. Müller
  • Shuang Li
  • Cor van Halen
  • Tom G. E. Damen
  • Ap Dijksterhuis

Among the publication venues regularly featuring their work are:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • The Journal of General Psychology
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Social Influence

Rick B. van Baaren has also published a book titled De 33 beste psychologische beïnvloedingstechnieken uit de reclame (2020), released by the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Best Publications

  • The Unconscious Consumer: Effects of Environment on Consumer Behavior

    Ap. Dijksterhuis;Pamela K. Smith;Rick B. van Baaren;Daniël H.J. Wigboldus

  • Mimicry for money: Behavioral consequences of imitation

    Rick B. van Baaren;Rob W. Holland;Bregje Steenaert;Ad van Knippenberg

  • Chapter 5 Human Mimicry

    Tanya L. Chartrand;Rick van Baaren

  • Diversifying experiences enhance cognitive flexibility

    Simone M. Ritter;Rodica Ioana Damian;Dean Keith Simonton;Rick B. van Baaren

  • Of chameleons and consumption: The impact of mimicry on choice and preferences.

    Robin J. Tanner;Rosellina Ferraro;Tanya L. Chartrand;James R. Bettman

  • Where is the love? The social aspects of mimicry.

    Rick van Baaren;Loes Janssen;Tanya L. Chartrand;Ap Dijksterhuis

  • Effects of mimicking : Acting prosocially by being emotionally moved

    Mariëlle Stel;Rick B. van Baaren;Roos Vonk

  • MIMICRY AND ME: THE IMPACT OF MIMICRY ON SELF-CONSTRUAL

    Claire Ashton-James;Rick B. van Baaren;Tanya L. Chartrand;Jean Decety

  • Alcohol Portrayal on Television Affects Actual Drinking Behaviour

    Rutger C. M. E. Engels;Roel Hermans;Rick B. van Baaren;Tom Hollenstein

  • On the goal-dependency of unconscious thought

    Maarten W. Bos;Ap Dijksterhuis;Rick B. van Baaren

  • A Meta-Analysis on Unconscious Thought Effects

    Madelijn Strick;Ap Dijksterhuis;Maarten W. Bos;Aukje Sjoerdsma

  • Finding Comfort in a Joke: Consolatory Effects of Humor Through Cognitive Distraction

    Madelijn Strick;Rob W. Holland;Rick B. van Baaren;Ad van Knippenberg

  • Humor in advertisements enhances product liking by mere association

    Madelijn Strick;Rick B. van Baaren;Rob W. Holland;Ad van Knippenberg

  • Linking automatic evaluation to mood and information processing style: Consequences for experienced affect, impression formation, and stereotyping

    Tanya L. Chartrand;Rick B. van Baaren;John A. Bargh

  • Predicting Soccer Matches After Unconscious and Conscious Thought as a Function of Expertise

    Ap Dijksterhuis;Maarten W. Bos;Andries van der Leij;Rick B. van Baaren

  • Creativity: The Role of Unconscious Processes in Idea Generation and Idea Selection.

    Simone M. Ritter;Rick B. van Baaren;Ap Dijksterhuis

  • Mimicking disliked others: Effects of a priori liking on the mimicry‐liking link

    Mariëlle Stel;Jim Blascovich;Cade McCall;Jessanne Mastop

  • Good morning creativity: task reactivation during sleep enhances beneficial effect of sleep on creative performance

    Simone M. Ritter;Madelijn Strick;Maarten W. Bos;Rick B. Van Baaren

  • The importance of the default mode network in creativity: A structural MRI study

    Simone Kühn;Simone M. Ritter;Barbara C.N. Müller;Rick B. Van Baaren

  • Perspective taking eliminates differences in co-representation of out-group members' actions

    Barbara C. N. Müller;Simone Kühn;Rick B. van Baaren;Ron Dotsch

Frequent Co-Authors

Ap Dijksterhuis
Ap Dijksterhuis Radboud University
Ad van Knippenberg
Ad van Knippenberg Radboud University
Rutger C. M. E. Engels
Rutger C. M. E. Engels Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rob W. Holland
Rob W. Holland Radboud University
Marcel Brass
Marcel Brass Ghent University
Simone Kühn
Simone Kühn Max Planck Institute for Human Development
Daniël H. J. Wigboldus
Daniël H. J. Wigboldus Radboud University
Doeschka J. Anschutz
Doeschka J. Anschutz Radboud University
Moniek Buijzen
Moniek Buijzen Erasmus University Rotterdam
Tanya L. Chartrand
Tanya L. Chartrand Duke University

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