Presentations

Utz,. S. & Prentice, M. (2024, June). Do fears drive media consumption or vice versa? A longitudinal study of different fears and media consumption. 74^th Annual International Communications Association Conference. Gold Coast, Australia.

Prentice, M., González Cruz, H., Lieder, F. (2022, September). Evaluating life reflection techniques to help people select virtuous life goals. Paper presented at the 10^th Anniversary Conference of the Jubilee Centre for Character and Virtues. Oriel College, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.

González Cruz, H., Prentice, M., Lieder, F. (2021, May). ’What do you want in life and how can you get there?’ An evaluation of a hierarchical goal-setting chatbot. Paper presented at 13^th Annual meeting of the Society for the Science of Motivation, Society for the Science of Motivation, Virtual Conference.

Prentice, M., Jayawickreme, E., & Fleeson, W. (2019, June). Approaching the explanatory side of moral character via moral need satisfaction. Paper presented at the 6^th Biennial Conference for the Association for Research in Personality. Grand Rapids, MI.

Prentice, M. (2019, May). Morality as a basic psychological need. Paper presented at the 7^th International Self-Determination Theory Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Lamb, M., & Prentice, M. (2019, January). Commencing character: Teaching Aristotelian virtue through contemporary commencement addresses. Paper presented at the Virtues: Local or Universal? meeting of the Jubilee Centre for Character & Virtues, Oxford, UK.

Prentice, M. (2018, June). The (perceived) traits of the morally exceptional. Paper presented at the Final Research Colloquia for the Beacon Project, Winston-Salem, NC.

Prentice, M. (2017, March). Morality as a basic psychological need. Data blitz presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association for Research in Personality, Sacramento, CA.

Prentice, M. (2016, June). Values, situational need construals, and well-being: Relative intrinsic to extrinsic values predict perceiving more opportunities for satisfaction. Paper presented at the 6^th International Conference on Self-Determination Theory, Victoria, Canada.

Prentice, M. (2015, November). Values, situational need construals, and well-being: Relative intrinsic to extrinsic values predict perceiving more opportunities for satisfaction. Paper presented at the Wednesday Lecture Series, University of Salzburg Department of Psychology, Salzburg, Austria.

Prentice, M. (2014, October). A values-centered approach to the personality triad. Paper presented at the Social and Personality Area Meeting, University of Missouri Department of Psychological Sciences.

Prentice, M., Kasser, T., & Sheldon, K. (2014, May). Exploring the link between values and the psychological need relevance of the situation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

McGregor, I., Nash, K., Prentice, M., Ferriday, C., Laurin, K., & Kay, A. (2013, January). Goal impedance, anxiety, and reactive approach-motivation for ideals and worldviews. Paper presented at the 14^th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Prentice, M., Nash, K., Ferriday, C., & McGregor, I. (2012, May). Insecurity and reactive approach motivation for superstition and religion. Paper presented at the 24^th annual convention for the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

Filardo, E., Prentice, M., Febbraro, A., Blais, A-R., Fraser, B., Spiece, R. (2010, October). Understanding competitive and cooperative problem solving in meta-team situations. Paper presented at the Technology Investment Fund meeting, Defense Research and Development Canada, Toronto, ON.

Filardo, E., Prentice, M., Febbraro, A., Blais, A-R., Fraser, B., Spiece, R. (2010, August). Understanding competitive and cooperative problem solving in meta-team situations. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, San Diego, CA.

McGregor, I., Nash, K. A., Prentice, M., & Ferriday, C. (2010, August). Hope for dialogue? Can empowered personal goals relieve idealistic inflexibility? Paper presented at the biennial meeting of the International Society for Justice Research, Banff, AB.

McGregor, I., Nash, K. A., & Prentice, M. (2009, November). Compensatory conviction as palliative goal regulation: Aversive uncertainty, uncertainty aversion, and reactive approach-motivation. Paper presented at the Uncertainty and Extremism Conference, Claremont College, Claremont, CA.

Prentice, M. (2009, June). Superstition in the face of uncertainty. Paper presented at the annual York University/University of Toronto Social, Personality, and Abnormal Psychology Conference, University of Toronto-Scarborough, Scarborough, ON.

Prentice, M., & Kasser, T. (2008, April). An examination of the interplay of personality and death thought writing interventions in the prediction of psychological growth and defense. Paper presented at ILLOWA Undergraduate Psychology Conference, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA.

Prentice, M., & Kasser, T. (2007, April). All good things must end: An application of terror management theory to conceptions of the good life. Paper presented at ILLOWA Undergraduate Psychology Conference, Culver-Stockton College, Canton, MO.

Prentice, M., & Kasser, T. (2006, August). All good things must end: An application of terror management theory to conceptions of the good life. Paper presented at the Berkeley McNair Symposium, University of California – Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

Jähnichen, S., Weber, F., Prentice, M., & Lieder, F. (September, 2022). Does deliberate prospection help students set better goals? KogWis 2022 "Understanding Minds", Freiburg, Germany.

Prentice, M., & Hertel, A. (2016, February). The role of loneliness in smoking behaviors and intentions. Poster presented at the 17^th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Prentice, M., Hayes, J., & McGregor, I. (2015, February). Personal uncertainty makes powerless people view the world as controlled by randomness. Poster presented at the 16^th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Long Beach, CA.

Prentice, M., Kasser, T., & Sheldon, K. M. (2014, February). Motivational dispositions predict potential situational need satisfaction. Poster presented at the 15^th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, TX.

Prentice, M., Sheldon, K. M., Cheng, C. (2013, January). Values and need satisfaction across 20 world regions. Poster presented at the 14^th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, New Orleans, LA.

Prentice, M., & Sheldon, K. (January, 2012). Behavioral priming effects are moderated by matching motivational orientations: Values, goal-priming, and cooperative behavior. Poster presented at the 13^th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Nash, K., Inzlicht, M., Hirsh, J., Prentice, M., & McGregor, I. (January, 2012). Securely attached people are buffered from threat-caused distress: Neural evidence. Poster presented at the 13^th annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, San Diego, CA.

Prentice, M., Nash, K. A., & McGregor, I. (2010, January). Priming an alternative to a threatened goal prevents defensiveness. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

Prentice, M., & Kasser, T. (2009, February). Death thought writing interventions and personality predicting psychological growth and defense. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Tampa, FL.