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Contents 3 Welcome 4 Exhibitions and Sponsors 5 Maps of venues 12 General Information 17 Organising Commitee 19 Programme at a glance 20 Social Programme 22 Wednesday 9 July 2014 111 Thursday 10 July 2014 200 Friday 11 July 2014 243 Saturday 12 July 2014 314 Author Index 328 Programme Overview Contents 2 Dear friends and colleagues On behalf of the organizational team we are very pleased to welcome you all to Amsterdam for the 17th General Meeting of the European Association of Social Psychology. As you may know and certainly will experience, Amsterdam is a city of water, with more than 100 km of canals. Water is therefore the leading theme in the design products of this conference. It stands for transparency, but also for movement, and thereby represents two major aims of Social Psychology in the coming years. EASP keeps attracting a growing number of researchers who want to present their research to colleagues. We received a total of 154 proposals for symposia, 628 proposals for individual talks and 261 proposals for posters, adding up to a total 1043 submissions. Compared with the 960 submissions in Stockholm this is again an increase and makes the composition of an interesting and inspiring scientific program all the more challenging. The program committee has worked with great dedication to achieve this aim. The final program consists of 12 parallel sessions, including 101 symposia and 61 thematic sessions (each consisting of up to 5 individual presentations) and 696 posters that will be presented in 6 different poster sessions. In addition, we will have the traditional round table sessions during lunch break, the award session and the Tajfel lecture, all held in the Aula. The scientific program will start on Wednesday July 9th at 9.00, and end on Saturday July 12, at 18.00. The social program also has its recurring elements, including a welcome reception on Wednesday evening, the football match on Friday evening and the conference dinner on Saturday evening in the famous Grand Hotel Kras- napolski on Dam Square. As a novelty, we introduce a program app that you can use on your smart phones and tablets. The conference will take place in buildings of the University of Amsterdam, for a large part in the Oudemanhuispoort (OMHP) and the Atrium. They are all close to each other with a maximum Welcome walking time of about 8 minutes. Holding a conference of this size in old university buildings defi- nitely contributes to an academic and intimate atmosphere, but it also implies that we need to take measures to ensure that the safety of the many attendants will not be endangered. We want you to enjoy this year’s General Meeting and try our best that it will not be remembered as a permanent mass. Therefore we will have student assistants and security employees in the central conference buildings who will give you instructions and from time to time will have to close a room because its maximum capacity has been reached. We kindly, but urgently ask you to follow their instructions and to keep your patience. Finally, and most importantly, we hope that this conference will meet your expectations, that you will have an excellent time here, both as a scientist and a tourist, and that you will never forget this Amsterdam experience. Welcome to Amsterdam! Welkom in Amsterdam! Jean-Claude Croizet Agneta Fischer & Kai Jonas Chair of the Program Committee Co-chairs of the local organizing committee 3 Exhibition The exhibition can be found in the Atrium. EASP extends our thanks to the following companies for their support and participation: Exhibition - Sponsors of the General Meeting General the of - Sponsors Exhibition Sponsors The organising committee of the General Meeting gratefully acknowledges the financial assistance of the following sponsors 4 Wagenaarstraat 1e Van Swindenstraat Van 1e Linnaeusstraat Zeeburgerstraat ommelinstraat C ompagniestraat C Linnaeusstraat Oostelijke Handelskade aat Mauritskade Piet Heinkade Oostenburgergracht Sarphatistr 126 Ketelstraat IJhaven Wittenburgerkade Grote Wittenburgerstraat Grote 126 Hoogte Kadijk 217 Kleine Wittenburgerstraat Kleine plein Kattenburgerstraat Alexander Wittenburgergracht gracht Plantage Muidergracht Plantage Motorwal Oosterpark Mauritskade Dijksgracht Leidseplein Central station Plantage Doklaan Singel- Het Dok Het Kattenburgerstraat Kattenburgergracht 110 Noordwal Artis Sarphatistraat 213 's-Gravesandestraat Gedempte Insteekhaven Gedempte Piet Heinkade Laagte Kadijk Museum Entrepotdok Scheepvaart 52 Plantage Middenlaan Hoogte Kadijk Plantage Muidergracht plein Sajet Nieuwevaart Valckenierstraat Spinozahof Mauritskade gracht at Andreas Bonnstraat Laagte Kadijk Plantage Kerklaan Plantage IJplein Muntendamstra Plantage Doklaan Entrepotdok IJ-Tunnel Plantagekade Doelenzaal Singel 425 Universiteitstheater Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16-18 Kloveniersburgwal 48 Oudemanhuispoort (OMHP) Atrium Oudezijds Achterburgwal 237 NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky (dinner) Dam 9 Aula Singel 411 VOC zaal Oudemanhuispoort 4-6 Roetersstraat Roetersstraat Music theatre 124 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 1 Spinozastraat National monument Plantage Parklaan Plantage Nieuwe Foeliestraat Nieuwe Orientation landmarks: Sarphatistraat Plantage Middenlaan 155 Meeu Prins Hendrikkade Map 176 Plantage Muidergracht Valckenierstraat 54 Achter- 75 564 Prinsengracht Rapenburg ade Kerkstraat gracht Weesperstraat Hortus plein 42 Botanicus Weesper Oosterdok Mauritsk 73 75 99 Het IJ 156 Oosterdokskade Keizersgracht Rapenburgerstraat Weesperstraat 65 Nieuwe Heren- 16 Meijerplein Valkenburgerstraat Jonas DaniÎl Muiderstraat 67 72 Prins Hendrikkade Oudeschans 120 Binnenkant 179 Nieuwe Oosterdokskade Nieuwe Nieuwe Uilenburgerstraat Nieuwe Amstel Mr. Visserplein Mr. Oude Waal CarrÈ Theater 1 Nieuwe rphatikade 1 81 Sa 1 Binnenamstel Pontveer Pontveer 2 Kromme Waal Kromme Nieuwe Oudeschans 1 niet voor autoís) voor niet Nieuwe Amstelstraat Nieuwe Amstel veer ( veer Amstel Jodenbreestraat 31 Pont 93 Geldersekade 868 2 Mozes en ƒaronkerk 1131 418 Binnenamstel istraat Oosteinde Waterlooplein 461 Amstel 826 De Ruijterkade 767 Waag Sint Anthoniesbreestraat Sarphat Stadhuis 598 markt Nieuw- plein Havenfront 808 Stationsplein gracht 1055 Zuiderkerk Frederiks- 383 766 gracht 711 gracht 560 Warmoesstraat Amstelstraat Open Utrechtsedwarsstraat 595 Utrechtsestraat 4 47 Prinsen- 275 Damrak Achter burgwal Achter Staalstraat wal Oude Hoogstraat Kerkstraat Keizers- Kloveniersburgwal Heren- 32 Oudezijds plein Voorburg- Rusland Beursstraat 5 Rembrandt Reguliers- gracht Prins Hendrikkade ekcebrohT Beurs van Berlage van Beurs nielp 1 De Ruijterkade Nieuwendijk Warmoesstraat Oudezijds Vendelstr. 328 748 714 3 661 7 532 561 6 Damrak .rtssiuhtsagnenniB Damstraat 2 Amstel Nieuwe Doelenstraat Nieuwe Droogbak dwarsstraat Spuistraat 16 Weteringschans Munt plein Singel Turfmarkt Grimburgwal Kerkstraat Noorderstraat Rokin Oude 550 Vijzelstraat 1 245 Nieuwe Looiersstraat Dam Rokin Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal Nieuwezijds 515 482 646 589 Kalverstraat 455 87 straat 650 Westerdokskade 84 Kerk Vijzelgracht Reguliers- 2 Kalver Nieuwe 226 927 Paleis Singel Heren- Spuistraat Koninklijk straat teringplantsoen 110 Nieuwezijds gracht We gracht Heiligeweg Singel 1 Voorburgwal 107 Spuistraat Nieuwe Spiegelstraat Haarlemmer Heren- gracht 32 2 464 Spui 2 1 Keizers- 82 gracht 543 Brouwers- 1 592 240 403 Keizers- Herenstraat95 Singel 153 gracht Eerste Weteringdw. straat Singel- 280 426 Tweede Weteringdw. straat 2 211 148 295 350 Spiegel- Prinsen- 309 ht 92 403 gracht Gracht 463 grac Prinsen-564 184 157 Heren- huisstraat gracht 234 Vinkenstraat 179 396 Kerkstraat Prinsenstraat 300 510 16 42 Raad Leidsestraat 172 183 Weteringschans gracht 233 421 dwarsstraat Leliegracht Hartenstraat 305 Wolvenstraat 241 Huidenstraat dwarsstraat Stadhouderskade 464 Keizers- Rijksmuseum Brouwers- 200 gracht 240 316 Boomstraat Leidse Lindenstraat t kerk 283 at Westermarkt Wester- t 341 Leidse Westermarkt 669 Reestraat Lindengracht 455 Anjeliersstraat t Leidsegracht 2 Willemsstraat Berenstraat Palmstraat Runstraat Goudsbloemstraat at Molenpad Molenpad Tuinstra Palmgracht t Lange Paradiso 184 Prinsen-Prinsen- 25 Hobbemastra Egelantiersstraa gracht Lijnbaansgracht Lindengrach Korte tads- Westerstraa Leidseplein Gracht Stadhouderskade schouwburg Tuinstraat Nieuwe Leliestraa Nieuwe gracht Raamstraat Tuinstraat Egelantiersstraat P.C. Hooftstraat P.C. gracht Oude Looiersstraat Oude Passeerdersstraat bosje Nieuwe Leliestraat Nieuwe Leidse- gracht Bloemstraat Lijnbaansgracht Elandsgracht Laurierstraat Rozenstraat Vossiusstraat Elandsstraat Marnixstraat Lijnbaansraat Egelantiers- Rozengracht Marnixkade Lauriers- Bloem- 0,5 km Lijnbaansgracht Lijnbaansgracht Vondelstraat Overtoom Nassaukade Eerste Helmersstraat Eerste Van Baerlestraat Fagelstraat Tweede Helmersstraat Tweede Nassaukade Bosboom Toussaintstraat Bosboom 5 Doelenzaal Singel 425 3 2 1 Entrance 1 Toilets 2 Catering area 3 Doelenzaal 6 7 University Theatre Nieuwe Doelenstraat 16-18 Third oor 1 3 2 Ground oor 1 Toilets 2 Catering area 3 University Theatre room 3.01 Entrance 8 Aula Singel 411 2 2 1 3 1 Toilets Entrance 2 Catering area 3 Aula Oudemanhuispoort (OMHP) Oudemanhuispoort 4-6 F 0.02 3 3 2 F 0.01 D 0.09 A 0.08 3 1 3 2 D 0.08 2 Entrance 2 Ground oor C 0.17 3 1 Toilets 2 Catering area Rooms D 1.09 and C2.17 10 3 Rooms are located on the rst and second oor Atrium Oudezijds Achterburgwal 237 Ground oor 2 Entrance 1 3 2 1 Toilets Registration & catering area 2 exhibition stands 3 Posters 1- 86 Posters 87-116 are located on the rst oor11 General Information Around The Conference
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