Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

Of the many brain events evoked by a visual stimulus, which are specifically associated with
conscious perception, and which merely reflect non-conscious processing? Several recent …

People routinely hear and understand speech at rates of 120–200 words per minute [1, 2].
Thus, speech comprehension must involve rapid, online neural mechanisms that process …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

We test the hypothesis that increasing individuals' perceived control over the release and
access of private information—even information that allows them to be personally identified …

Although there is strong evidence that human decision-making is frequently self-biased, it
remains unclear whether self-biases mediate attention. Here we review evidence on the …

This evolutionary and cognitive theory of humor seeks to reveal the complex science behind
why we crack up.“A sophisticated analysis... written with clarity, good cheer, and, of course …

A full range of psychological processes has been put into play to explain judgment and
choice phenomena. Complementing work on attention, information integration, and learning …

The environment is part of everyone's life but there are difficulties in communicating complex
environmental problems, such as climate change, to a lay audience. In this book Klöckner …

Semantic priming has been a focus of research in the cognitive sciences for more than thirty
years and is commonly used as a tool for investigating other aspects of perception and …