Impairments related to figurative language understanding have been considered to be one
of the diagnostic and defining features of autism. Metaphor comprehension and production …

Memory errors and, specifically, false memories in the Deese/Roediger–McDermott
paradigm have been extensively studied in the past decades. Most studies have …

Fuzzy trace theory (FTT) explains how cognitive representations of moral and monetary
decisions, along with reward motivation and social values, are essential for understanding …

I take a decision-making approach to consider ways of addressing the “unresolved and
dramatic problems in the world”. Traditional approaches to good decision-making are …

Background A systematic literature review was conducted to evaluate previous research that
examined intellectual disability (ID) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in relation to memory …

Atypical learning and memory in early life can promote atypical behaviors in later life. Less
relational learning and inflexible retrieval in childhood may enhance restricted and repeated …

In the globalized world we live in, it is increasingly common for people to speak more than
one language. Although research in psychology has been widely interested in the study of …

Background Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by impaired cognitive and
social skills, including emotional dysregulation, and symptoms have been suspected to …

Although long-term memory and Theory of Mind (ToM) are closely related across the whole
lifespan, little is known about the relationship between ToM and semantic memory. Clinical …

The current study marries two important observations. First, there is a growing recognition
that word meanings need to be flexibly extended in new ways as new contexts arise …