Automatic goal inferences

Article Abstract:

The hypothesis that perceivers may automatically infer goals from behaviors is explained using four studies. The studies use surprise cued-recall and consider goal inferences when the path to goal achievement seems straightforward and also when it seems blocked, whereas on-line methodologies are used to examine whether the inferences are made at encoding.

Social psychology, Attribution (Social psychology), Attribution (Psychology)

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Breaking and creating habits on the working floor: A field-experiment on the power of implementation intentions

Article Abstract:

A field experiment on repetitive behavior in the domain of recycling is used to provide the first evidence that conscious planning is an effective tool in replacing well-learned habits with new habits. Results support the hypothesis that both planning and situational adjustments are effective ways to break habits and create new ones.

Psychological aspects, Habit, Habits (Human behavior)

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After-effects: How automatic evaluations influence the interpretation of subsequent, unrelated stimuli

Article Abstract:

Reports suggest that one's automatic evaluations can influence deliberate judgments of subsequent stimuli, even when the only shared dimension between the initially evaluated objects and the judged objects is an evaluative one.

Decision-making, Decision making, Cognitive psychology

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