The higher-order theory (HOT) of consciousness has often been misunderstood by critics.
Here, we clarify its position on several issues, and distinguish it from other views, such as …

Experiences of emotion are content-rich events that emerge at the level of psychological
description, but must be causally constituted by neurobiological processes. This chapter …

Cybernetics, the study of goal-directed, adaptive systems, is the best framework for an
integrative theory of personality. Cybernetic Big Five Theory attempts to provide a …

The problem of consciousness continues to be a subject of great debate in cognitive
science. Synthesizing decades of research, The Conscious Brain advances a new theory of …

In her book, Technology, Literacy and Learning (2006), Carey Jewitt discusses the
difference between the page and the screen as two distinct'sites of display'. In these different …

How does thinking affect doing? There is a widely held view—both in academia and in the
popular press—that thinking about what you are doing, as you are doing it, hinders …

'Working Memory, Thought, and Action'is the magnum opus of one of the most influential
cognitive psychologists of the past 50 years. This new volume on the model he created (with …

Over the last 10 years advances in the new field of neuromarketing have yielded a host of
findings which defy common stereotypes about consumer behavior. Reason and emotions …

A fully fledged neuroscience of personality is beginning to emerge, shaped and guided in
large measure by the seminal work of Jeffrey A. Gray over a period of 40 years. In this …

On the basis of self-regulation theories, the authors develop an affective shift model of work
engagement according to which work engagement emerges from the dynamic interplay of …