The recognition of emotional facial expressions is often subject to contextual influence,
particularly when the face and the context convey similar emotions. We investigated whether …

Slippery slope arguments (SSAs) of the form if A, then C describe an initial proposal (A) and
a predicted, undesirable consequence of this proposal (C)(eg,“If cannabis is ever legalized …

This dissertation is composed of two studies that examined the role of implicit causality and
consequentiality in coreference processing. Implicit causality (IC) refers to the phenomenon …

This thesis contributes to the Great Rationality Debate in cognitive science. It introduces and
explores a triangular scheme for understanding the relationship between rationality and two …

We identify a blind spot in the early Theory of Mind processing of conditional sentences that
describe a protagonist's potential action, and its predictable consequences. We propose that …

Infants and adults alike understand intentional actions by inferring the goals of those actions.
They infer these goals by appeal to what researchers have dubbed the “teleological stance” …

Zusammenfassung Die Vermittlung von Informationskompetenz an Hochschulbibliotheken
kann durch eine Erweiterung ihrer Perspektiven auf die Bereiche Informationsverhalten und …

How do we make sense of what others do and say? The simplest response is that we expect
them to make what they believe to be the best decision—this is the rationality assumption …