Motivated Cognition Affiliate Meeting at Psychonomics 2026

We're excited to announce the first Motivated Cognition affiliate meeting, held in conjunction with Psychonomics 2026. We're thrilled to reach the cognitive psychology community through this partnership, broadening our community of motivation researchers across disciplines.

When: November 19th, 11am–5pm
Where: Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

The meeting will include talks by Amitai Shenhav, Kimberly Chiew, Alan Castel, Ian Ballard, and more exciting motivation researchers! There is also a networking happy hour to connect with other motivation researchers.

Call for Abstracts
We invite graduate students and postdocs to submit abstracts for data blitzes. This is a great opportunity to present your work to an engaged audience in the motivated cognition space. Deadline for abstract submission is October 1st, 2026.

Submission details and the full event page can be found here: https://ssmmotivatedcognition.my.canva.site/.
Having trouble accessing the website? Email us at ssmmotivatedcog@gmail.com!

Free Registration
Whether you're already attending Psychonomics or just want to join us for the day, we'd love to have you. 
Registration is free and can be done here: https://ssmmotivatedcognition.my.canva.site/free-registration 

We look forward to seeing you in San Diego and feel free to forward this along to anyone in your lab or department who might be interested!

Thank you for your help in getting the word out and making the first-ever Motivated Cognition meeting at Psychonomics a success!

Best,
SSM Motivated Cognition Organizing Committee