Catalina Kopetz

Institution University of Maryland, College Park Current Position Faculty Research Associate Highest Degree Ph.D. in Social Psychology from University of Maryland, 2007 Research Interests Emotion Health Motivation/Goal Setting Social Cognition Laboratory Home Page Center for Addictions, Personality, and Emotion Research Courses Taught Applied Cognitive Psychology Experimental Psychology: Social processes Introduction to Social Psychology   Catalina Kopetz Center for Addiction, Personality, and Emotion Research Department of Psychology University of Maryland College Park, Maryland 20742 United States Home Page Phone: (301) 405-7099 My main research interests focus on self-regulation phenomena from the perspective of motivation as cognition. I am particularly interested in how the dynamic relation between goals and means within a particular goal-system, as well as between different goal-systems set in place in specific circumstances may influence one's course of action. One intriguing aspect of self-regulation is that people are often unaware of the real motives driving their behavior. My research seeks to understand the unconscious aspect of self-regulation in terms of goal-means and inter-goal associations and to explore its implications for both normal (e.g., self-regulation of dieting behavior, consumer decision making) and abnormal behavior (e.g., risk taking and addiction). Journal Articles: Buckner, J. D., Proctor, S., Reynolds, E. K., Kopetz, C. & Lejuez, C.W. (in press). Cocaine Dependence and Anxiety Sensitivity among Patients Presenting for Residential Drug Use Treatment. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy. Desrichard, O., & Kopetz, C. (2005). A threat in the elder: The impact of task instructions and self-efficacy on memory performance in the elderly. European Journal of Social Psychology, 35(4), 537-552. Kopetz, C., Arens, Z., Etkin, J, Macrea Jonhson, H, Kruglanski, A. W. A goal-systemic approach to consumer behavior. Invited manuscript for Journal of Consumer Psychology. Kopetz, C., Faber, T., Fishbach, A., & Kruglanski, A. (2010). Multifinality Constraints Effect: How Goal Multiplicity Narrows the Means Set to a Focal End. Under review Kopetz, C., & Kruglanski, A. W. (2008). Effects of accessibility and instantiation on the use of piecemeal and category information in impression formation. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(5), 692-705. Kopetz, C., Kruglanski, A. W. Chen, X., & Orehek, E. (2008). Goal systemic effects in the context of choice and social judgment. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 2(6), 2071-2089. Kopetz, C., Reynolds, E. K, Hart, C. L, Kruglanski, A. W., & Lejuez, C. W. (2010). Social context and perceived effects of drugs on sexual behavior among individuals who use both heroin and cocaine. Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 18(3), 214-220. Kopetz, C., Wiers, R., Kruglanski, A. W., & Lejuez, C. W. Implicit self-regulatory mechanisms underlying drug use behaviors. Manuscript in preparation Other Publications: Kruglanski, A. W., & Kopetz, C. (2010). Confronting the self-control challenge: Unpacking the dilemma and its modes of resolution. In R. Hassin, K. Ochsner, & Y. Trope (Eds.), Self-control (pp 297-311). New York: Oxford University Press. Kruglanski, A. W., & Kopetz, C. (2009). The role of goal-systems in self-regulation. In E. Morsella, J. A. Bargh, & P. M. Gollwitzer (Eds.), The psychology of action (Vol 2): The mechanisms of human action (pp. 350-367). Oxford University Press. Kruglanski, A. W., & Kopetz, C. (2009). What is so special (and non-special) about goals? A view from the cognitive perspective. G. B. Moskowitz and H. Grant (Eds.), Goals (pp. 27-55). New York: Guilford Press.

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