Often, health behavior seems to be governed not only by reasoned attitudes and goal-
directed behavior but also by impulsive influences. The notion of a conflict between …

This paper presents a review and a model of the development of addictive behaviors in
(human) adolescents, with a focus on alcohol. The model proposes that addictive behaviors …

Research on implicit cognition and addiction has expanded greatly during the past decade.
This research area provides new ways to understand why people engage in behaviors that …

About 70% of more than half a million Implicit Association Tests completed by citizens of 34
countries revealed expected implicit stereotypes associating science with males more than …

This study tested the effects of a new cognitive-bias modification (CBM) intervention that
targeted an approach bias for alcohol in 214 alcoholic inpatients. Patients were assigned to …

In the present research, the authors investigated how individual differences in working
memory capacity moderate the relative influence of automatic versus controlled precursors …

Aims The main aim of this study was to test whether automatic action‐tendencies to
approach alcohol can be modified, and whether this affects drinking behaviour. Design and …

Implicit and explicit alcohol-related cognitions were measured in 2 dimensions: positive-
negative (valence) and arousal-sedation, with 2 versions of the Implicit Association Test …

Recently, there have been growing concerns about excessive online gaming. Playing
Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) appears to be particularly …

The past decade has witnessed a surge in research on training paradigms aimed at directly
influencing cognitive processes in addiction and other psychopathology. Broadly, two …