The review first discusses componential explanations of automaticity, which specify
non/automaticity features (eg, un/controlled, un/conscious, non/efficient, fast/slow) and their …

Cognitive control covers a broad range of cognitive functions, but its research and theories
typically remain tied to a single domain. Here we outline and review an associative learning …

We report the results of an academic survey into the theoretical and methodological
foundations, common assumptions, and the current state of the field of consciousness …

Here we review studies on the complexity and strength of unconscious information
processing. We focus on empirical evidence that relates awareness of information to …

Commonsense and theorizing about action control agree in assuming that human behavior
is (mainly) driven by goals, but no mechanistic theory of what goals are, where they come …

In the study reported here, we examined the role of conflict experience in cognitive
adaptation to conflict. Although the experience of conflict is generally neglected in …

Research on unconscious or unaware vision has demonstrated that unconscious
processing can be flexibly adapted to the current goals of human agents. The present review …

Unconscious priming is a prototypical example of an automatic process, which is initiated
without deliberate intention. Classical theories of automaticity assume that such …

Instrumental conditioning is a crucial substrate of adaptive behaviour, allowing individuals to
selectively interact with the stimuli in their environment to maximise benefit and minimise …

Cognitive flexibility refers to a mental state that allows efficient switching between tasks.
While deciding to be flexible is often ascribed to a strategic resource-intensive executive …