At the Crossroads: Attention, Contingency Awareness, and Evaluative Conditioning

Autor/inn/en	Blask, Katarina; Walther, Eva; Halbeisen, Georg; Weil, Rebecca
Titel	At the Crossroads: Attention, Contingency Awareness, and Evaluative Conditioning
Quelle	In: Learning and Motivation, 43 (2012) 3, S.99-106 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0023-9690
DOI	10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004
Schlagwörter	Stimuli; Conditioning; Cognitive Processes; Attention; Goal Orientation; Knowledge Level + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Anreizsystem; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Aufmerksamkeit; Zielorientierung; Zielvorstellung; Wissensbasis
Abstract	Evaluative conditioning (EC) refers to changes in the evaluation of a conditioned stimulus (CS) due to its repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus (US). One of the most debated topics in EC research is whether or not EC is dependent on contingency awareness. In this study, we go beyond this debate by examining whether contingency awareness mediates the impact of attentional resources and goal-directed attention on EC. Attentional resources were manipulated by presenting CSs and USs either within the same modality or in different modalities. Goal-directed attention was manipulated by asking participants to respond to the CSs or to the USs. Results indicate that the effect of goal-directed attention on EC is mediated by contingency awareness, whereas the effect of attentional resources on EC is not. (Contains 5 figures and 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10