Although people seek to avoid expenditure of cognitive effort, reward incentives can
increase investment of processing resources in challenging situations that require cognitive …

Cognitive control mechanisms support the deliberate regulation of thought and behavior
based on current goals. Recent work suggests that motivational incentives improve cognitive …

In three experiments, individual differences in preparatory control in the Stroop task were
examined. Participants performed variants of the Stroop task while pupillary responses were …

The current pupillometry study examined the impact of speech‐perception training on word
recognition and cognitive effort in older adults with hearing loss. Trainees identified more …

Interruption studies typically focus on external interruptions, even though self-interruptions
occur at least as often in real work environments. In this article, we therefore contrast …

Attributed to the advances in sensing and visualization technologies, novel wayfinding
assistive systems are becoming more accessible such as the augmented reality (AR)-based …

Previous research supports the distinction between proactive and reactive control. Although
the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been consistently related to these processes …

Objectives The goal of this preregistered study was to synthesize empirical findings on age
differences in motivated cognition using a meta-analytic approach, with a focus on the …

In three experiments, we examined the effects of goal-setting on sustained attention and
attention lapses. We measured both behavioral task performance and subjective attentional …

Emerging executive control supports greater autonomy and increasingly adaptive behavior
during childhood. The present study addressed whether children's greater monitoring of how …