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Chad R. Mortensen

Chad R. Mortensen

My interests are in social influence, evolutionary psychology, self-control, and functional biases in perception and behavior. Research I have conducted in these areas has examined psychological phenomena related to fundamental goal activation, memory, attention, self-perceptions, behavioral approach/avoidance movements, self-control depletion, normative influence, and biases in visual perceptions.

Primary Interests:

  • Evolution and Genetics
  • Motivation, Goal Setting
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Persuasion, Social Influence
  • Social Cognition

Journal Articles:

Other Publications:

  • Cialdini, R. B., & Mortensen, C. R. (2008). Social Influence. In S. F. Davis & W. L. Buskist (Eds.), 21st Century Psychology: A Reference Handbook (pp. 123-133). Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications.
  • Goldstein, N. J., & Mortensen, C. R. (2012). Social norms: A how-to (and how-not-to) guide. In Kenrick, D. T., Goldstein, N. J., & Braver, S. L. (Eds.) Six Degrees of Social Influence: Science, Application, and the Psychology of Robert Cialdini. New York: Oxford University Press.

Courses Taught:

  • Introductory Psychology
  • Organizational Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Statistics and Research Methods for the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Chad R. Mortensen
Department of Psychology
Metropolitan State University of Denver
P.O. Box 173362
Denver, Colorado 80217-3362
United States of America

  • Phone: (303) 556-3026

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