Everyday intuitions suggest full conscious control of behavior, but evidence of unconscious
causation and automaticity has sustained the contrary view that conscious thought has little …

Volition refers to a capacity for endogenous action, particularly goal-directed endogenous
action, shared by humans and some other animals. It has long been controversial whether a …

This landmark volume offers a collection of conceptual papers and data-based research
studies that investigate the dynamics of language learning motivation from a complex …

Neuroscience has made astounding progress in the understanding of the brain. What
should we make of its claims to go beyond the brain and explain consciousness, behaviour …

Is it possible to learn something without being aware of it? How does emotion influence the
way we think? How can we improve our memory? Fundamentals of Cognition, third edition …

The fully updated eighth edition of Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook provides
comprehensive yet accessible coverage of all the key areas in the field ranging from visual …

Historical scholarship on the banishment of subjectivity from experimental psychology led
me to explore a current theoretical enterprise in literary and cultural studies that goes by the …

Abstract In 1983 Benjamin Libet and colleagues published a paper apparently challenging
the view that the conscious intention to move precedes the brain's preparation for …

The feeling of being in control of one's own actions is a strong subjective experience.
However, discoveries in psychology and neuroscience challenge the validity of this …

In the early days (by which we mean way back in the 1980s), discoveries of nonconscious
processes were seen as magical, mysterious—if they were believed at all. The conscious …