Integrating models of self-regulation
M Inzlicht, KM Werner, JL Briskin… - Annual review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Self-regulation is a core aspect of human functioning that helps facilitate the successful
pursuit of personal goals. There has been a proliferation of theories and models describing …
pursuit of personal goals. There has been a proliferation of theories and models describing …
The effort paradox: Effort is both costly and valued
According to prominent models in cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and economics,
effort (be it physical or mental) is costly: when given a choice, humans and non-human …
effort (be it physical or mental) is costly: when given a choice, humans and non-human …
Conflict monitoring and the affective-signaling hypothesis—An integrative review
Conflict-monitoring theory proposes that conflict between incompatible responses is
registered by a dedicated monitoring system, and that this conflict signal triggers changes of …
registered by a dedicated monitoring system, and that this conflict signal triggers changes of …
Outsourcing memory to external tools: A review of 'intention offloading'
How do we remember delayed intentions? Three decades of research into prospective
memory have provided insight into the cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in this …
memory have provided insight into the cognitive and neural mechanisms involved in this …
Evidence for incentive salience sensitization as a pathway to alcohol use disorder
The incentive salience sensitization (ISS) theory of addiction holds that addictive behavior
stems from the ability of drugs to progressively sensitize the brain circuitry that mediates …
stems from the ability of drugs to progressively sensitize the brain circuitry that mediates …
Bittersweet: the neuroscience of ambivalent affect
AG Vaccaro, JT Kaplan… - … on Psychological Science, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Ambivalent affective states, such as bittersweetness, nostalgia, and longing, which are felt
as having both positive and negative aspects, are an important component of human …
as having both positive and negative aspects, are an important component of human …
Excessive use of reminders: Metacognition and effort-minimisation in cognitive offloading
C Sachdeva, SJ Gilbert - Consciousness and Cognition, 2020 - Elsevier
People often use external reminders to help remember delayed intentions. This is a form of
“cognitive offloading”. Individuals sometimes offload more often than would be optimal …
“cognitive offloading”. Individuals sometimes offload more often than would be optimal …
Divergent projections of the prelimbic cortex bidirectionally regulate active avoidance
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) integrates incoming information to guide our actions. When
motivation for food-seeking competes with avoidance of danger, the PFC likely plays a role …
motivation for food-seeking competes with avoidance of danger, the PFC likely plays a role …
Monitoring and control in multitasking
S Schuch, D Dignath, M Steinhauser… - Psychonomic Bulletin & …, 2019 - Springer
The idea that conflict detection triggers control adjustments has been considered a basic
principle of cognitive control. So far, this “conflict-control loop” has mainly been investigated …
principle of cognitive control. So far, this “conflict-control loop” has mainly been investigated …
More than a feeling: physiological measures of affect index the integration of effort costs and rewards during anticipatory effort evaluation
The notion that humans avoid effortful action is one of the oldest and most persistent in
psychology. Influential theories of effort propose that effort valuations are made according to …
psychology. Influential theories of effort propose that effort valuations are made according to …