Avoiding stimuli that were previously associated with threat is essential for adaptive
functioning, but excessive avoidance that persists in the absence of threat can turn …

This research studies a fundamental and seemingly straightforward question: Can basic
advertising elements, such as the presence of attractive imagery, have uncontrollable effects …

Intrusive memories–a hallmark symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)–are often
triggered by stimuli possessing similarity with cues that predicted or accompanied the …

Infectious disease threatens humans across cultures and time periods. The mental
mechanisms that have evolved to navigate this threat can have non-intuitive consequences …

Although contemporary treatments for anxiety disorders are very efficient in reducing
anxiety, return of fear after successful treatment is common which signifies a need for …

In the past two decades, a variety of cognitive training interventions have been developed to
help people overcome their addictive behaviors. Conceptually, it is important to distinguish …

Intrusions in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are clinically understood as conditioned
responses (CRs) to trauma-cues; however, experimental evidence for this is limited. We …

Previous research has claimed that evaluative conditioning (EC) effects may obtain in the
absence of perceptual identification of conditioned stimuli (CSs). A recent meta-analysis …

Persuasive communication campaigns are often used to promote proenvironmental actions,
even though their effectiveness has been mixed. Previous research has tested cognitive …

Building on the intriguing findings of Peters and Gawronski (2011, Experiment 3), we
examined the conditions under which relational information (ie, information about how two …