Dr. Moritz Fischer, M.Sc.

Research Interests:

• Moral Behavior in Groups
• Social Functions of Punishment
• Cooperation in Social Dilemmas
• Political Attitudes and Ideologies

Academic Education and Positions:

• 2011 - 2015 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Hamburg, Germany
• 2016 - 2018 Master of Science in Economic, Organisational and Social Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
• Since 2018: Research Assistant in Social Psychology, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Germany
• 2022: Dr. phil. in Psychology, LMU Munich, Germany

Publications:

• Fischer, M., Thielmann, I., & Gollwitzer, M. (in press). The role of personality in whistleblowing: An integrative framework. Personality Science.
  
• Gollwitzer, M., de Vel-Palumbo, M., Fischer, M., & Twardawski, M. (in press). A social-psychological approach to punishment. In W. Wagner, L. R. Durmuşoğlu, B. Holá, R. Kroeze, J.-W. Van Prooijen, & W. G. Werner (Eds.), Punishment in international society: Norms, justice, and punitive practices. Oxford University Press.
• Fischer, M., & Gollwitzer, M. (2023). Whistleblowing paradigms. Collabra: Psychology, 9(1), 87493. https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.87493
• Fischer, M., Twardawski, M., Strelan, P., & Gollwitzer, M. (2022). Victims need more than power: Empowerment and moral change independently predict victims’ satisfaction and willingness to reconcile. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 123(3), 518–536. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000291
• Fischer, M., Twardawski, M., Steindorf, L., & Thielmann, I. (2021). Stockpiling during the COVID-19 pandemic as a real-life social dilemma: A person-situation perspective. Journal of Research in Personality, 91, 104075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2021.104075
• Fischer, M., & Pfundmair, M. (2019). Die Psychologie der terroristischen Radikalisierung: Wie sich Menschen radikalisieren und Prävention gestaltet werden kann. Psychologische Rundschau, 70(2), 138–141. https://doi.org/10.1026/0033-3042/a000440