Numerous studies showed decreased performance in situations that require multiple tasks
or actions relative to appropriate control conditions. Because humans often engage in such …

This chapter introduces basic concepts and methodologies in research on task-set control.
To this end, key concepts are defined (such as “task” and “task set,” which refers to the …

Inhibition is often conceptualized as a unitary construct reflecting the ability to ignore and
suppress irrelevant information. At the same time, it has been subdivided into inhibition of …

To achieve fluent language processing as a bilingual, a dominant theoretical framework
assumes that the nontarget language is inhibited. This assumption is based on several …

The idea that conflict detection triggers control adjustments has been considered a basic
principle of cognitive control. So far, this “conflict-control loop” has mainly been investigated …

During goal-directed behavior, humans purportedly form and retrieve so-called event files,
conjunctive representations that link context-specific information about stimuli, their …

This study examined the reliability (retest and split-half) of four common behavioral
measures of cognitive control. In Experiment 1 (N= 96), we examined N–2 task repetition …

Abstract The Parallel Episodic Processing (PEP) model is a neural network for simulating
human performance in speeded response time tasks. It learns with an exemplar-based …

Humans excel in instruction following to boost performance in unfamiliar situations. We can
do so through so-called prepared reflexes: Abstract instructions are instantly translated into …

Bilingual speakers are suggested to use control processes to avoid linguistic interference
from the unintended language. It is debated whether these bilingual language control (BLC) …