Abstract. This paper presents an extension of the process-dissociation procedure with wordstem completion, which makes possible the measurement of the stochastic relationship between consciously controlled and automatic processes. By means of an indirect ...

Abstract. , Experiment 1) recently demonstrated that ratings about the relation between a target cue T2 and an outcome are higher when training involves CT1+ and T1T2+ followed by C+ trials than when training involves CT1+ ...

Abstract. Speakers and writers often use metaphor to describe someone or something in a referential fashion (e.g., The creampuff didn’t show up for the fight to refer to a cowardly boxer). Research has demonstrated that readers do not comprehend ...

Abstract. The principle of use-specificity proposes that “compiled” knowledge encapsulates the knowledge use in the acquisition context. The efficiency of knowledge use should be a monotone function of use-specific practice. Transfer between different ...

Abstract. Effects of perceived control on nociceptive sensitivity were investigated in an experimental arrangement with N = 40 healthy volunteers in which the duration of painful pressure stimuli was made contingent on success in a tracking task. ...

Abstract. Anchoring effects - the assimilation of a numeric estimate to a previously considered standard - are typically described as very robust and persistent. Based on the assumption that judgmental anchoring involves a hypothesis-testing process in ...

Abstract. Reference to oneself during incidental learning of words frequently results in better recall performance than reference to other persons. However, this effect occurs under different conditions with differing strength, and sometimes it is even ...