Dr. Massimo Köster
Postdoktorand
Kontaktdaten
+49 6421 28-23667 massimo.koester@ 1 Gutenbergstraße 1835032 Marburg
G|01 Institutsgebäude (Raum: 02002 bzw. +2002)
Organisationseinheit
Philipps-Universität Marburg Psychologie (Fb04) AG Persönlichkeit und Diagnostik Psychologische DiagnostikInhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Research interests
- the role of goal-directed processes in suboptimal behavior
- the reliance on rigid expectancies
- environmental psychologyInhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Teaching
Seminars
The role of theory in psychological science in relation to the replication crisis, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Practical Seminar: Diagnostic interview and behavioral observation (Übung: Diagnostisches Interview und Verhaltensbeobachtung), University of Marburg.
Teaching assistant
Tomorrow in Psychological Sciences, Prof. Dr. Peter Kuppens
KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumInhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Publications
Buabang*, E. K., Köster*, M., Hogarth, L., & Moors, A. (2025). Critical review of the habit theory in substance use disorder and application of Moors' goal-directed theory. Current Addiction Reports 12, 47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-025-00651-w
Köster, M., Fischer, M., Bossuyt, E., Buabang, E. K., & Moors, A. (2024). On the interplay between stimulus-driven and goal-directed processes in the decision to fight or flee. Collabra: Psychology, 10(1), 117347. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.117347
Joye, Y., Köster, M., Lange, F., Fischer, M., & Moors, A. (2024). A goal-discrepancy account of restorative nature experiences. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 93, 102192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102192
Van Dessel, P., Boddez, Y., Moors, A., Buabang, E. K., Köster, M., & De Houwer, J. (2024). Exploring the role of goal-dependent processes in action slips under time pressure. Motivation Science. https://doi.org/10.1037/mot0000323
Buabang*, E. K., Köster*, M., Boddez, Y., Van Dessel, P., De Houwer, J., & Moors, A. (2023). A goal-directed account of action slips: The reliance on old contingencies. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 152 (2), 496. https://doi.org/10.1037/xge0001280
De Houwer, J., Buabang, E. K., Boddez, Y., Köster, M., & Moors, A. (2023). Reasons to remain critical about the literature on habits: A commentary on wood et al.(2022). Perspectives on Psychological Science, 17456916221131508. https://doi.org/10.1177/17456916221131508
Köster*, M., Buabang*, E. K., Ivancir, T., & Moors, A. (2023). A value accumulation account of unhealthy food choices: Testing the influence of outcome salience under varying time constraints. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 8 (1), 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235022-00459-6
Köster, M., Houwer, J. D., & Moors, A. (2023). A psychological perspective on the reluctance of researchers to adopt open access publishing. KU Leuven Open Science Day proceedings 2023. https://doi.org/10.21428/1192f2f8.f3b17898
Moors, A., & Köster, M. (2022). Behavior prediction requires implicit measures of stimulus-goal discrepancies and expected utilities of behavior options rather than of attitudes toward objects. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 13 (5), e1611. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1611
Köster, M., Moors, A., De Houwer, J., Ross-Hellauer, T., Van Nieuwerburgh, I., & Verbruggen, F. (2021). Behavioral reluctance in adopting open access publishing: Insights from a goal-directed perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 649915. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.649915
Joye, Y., Bolderdijk, J. W., Köster, M. A. F., & Piff, P. K. (2020). A diminishment of desire: Exposure to nature relative to urban environments dampens materialism. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 54, 126783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2020.126783
*denotes shared first-authorship
Inhalt ausklappen Inhalt einklappen Curriculum vitae
July 2023 – present Postdoctoral research fellow
Research Training Group Breaking Expectations (RTG 2771)
Marburg University, Marburg, GermanyFebruary 2018 – June 2023 PhD
Topic: Toward an increased understanding of suboptimal behavior from a goal-directed perspective
Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Agnes Moors, Prof. Dr. Yannick Boddez
KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumSeptember 2015 – July 2017 Master of Science
Applied Social Psychology
Groningen University, Groningen, The NetherlandsSeptember 2012 – July 2015 Bachelor of Science
Psychology
Groningen University, Groningen, The Netherlands
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