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1. Cognition & Emotion

   Reviews of Current Research and Theories

   Edited by Jan De Houwer, Dirk Hermans

   Emotions are complex and multifaceted phenomena. Although they have been examined from a variety of perspectives, the study of the interaction between cognition and emotion has always occupied a unique position within emotion research. Many philosophers and psychologists have been fascinated by the...

   Published March 11th 2010 by Psychology Press
2. How Distinctive is Affective Processing?

   A Special Issue of Cognition and Emotion

   Edited by Andreas. B Eder, Bernhard Hommel, Jan De Houwer

   Series: Special Issues of Cognition and Emotion

   Influential theories on affect and emotion propose a fundamental differentiation between emotion and cognition, and research paradigms designed to test them focus on differences rather than similarities between affective and cognitive processes. This research orientation is increasingly challenged...

   Published September 26th 2007 by Psychology Press
3. Human Contingency Learning: Recent Trends in Research and Theory

   A Special Issue of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

   Edited by Tom Beckers, Jan De Houwer, Helena Matute

   Series: Special Issues of the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

   The present special issue presents an overview of recent developments and controversies in research on human contingency learning. Contributions range from purely fundamental, theoretical analyses, over empirically oriented reports, to more applied contributions, reflecting the breadth of scope of...

   Published March 21st 2007 by Psychology Press
4. Associative Learning of Likes and Dislikes

   A Special Issue of Cognition and Emotion

   Edited by Jan de Houwer, Frank Baeyens, Andy Field

   Series: Special Issues of Cognition and Emotion

   Preferences are assumed to play a crucial role in many phenomena that are studied in learning psychology, social psychology, consumer science, emotion research, and clinical psychology. Given the pervasive impact that preferences have on behaviour, it is important to know where these likes and...

   Published February 23rd 2005 by Psychology Press
5. Automatic Affective Processing

   A Special Issue of Cognition and Emotion

   Edited by Jan De Houwer, Dirk Hermans

   Series: Special Issues of Cognition and Emotion

   The concepts 'affect', 'valence' and 'attitude' are all fundamentally linked to the basic psychological dimension of good vs bad, positive vs negative, approach vs avoid. Affective processing refers to the act of determining the location of a stimulus on the affective dimension. Over the past few...

   Published February 7th 2001 by Psychology Press