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From Heavens to Hells to Heroes

... of hell, a hell of heaven." I have been celebrating that mental agility for most of my life, as a research psychologist for the past ... time, 24/ 7; the guards worked 8 hour shifts. Our prison simulation tried to create a psychology of imprisonment in the minds of all ... / more

Grasping the grounded nature of mental simulation

“Mental simulation”—interacting mentally with an object—is an important part of ... research showing how simple object orientation can change mental simulation and thus purchase intention.  This review should provide ... / more

A Mind For Numbers. How To Excel At Math And Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra).

... in your memory. This strategy will enable you to build mental chunks of knowledge that can be then used fast, intuitively and ... players in shogi - a strategy game that requires fast, mental simulation of possible moves. In the game, players have to make a decision ... / more

From the Editors: Commentary for Embodiment Special Issue

... Enter Ryan Elder and Aradhna Krishna, whose summary of mental simulation studies traverses such hardcore neuroscientific territory as ... / more

Why do we so often ignore the influence of situations on behavior?

... may be the result of spontaneously thinking about their mental states. Work that I and my colleagues have done suggests that the FAE ... rest ’ by cognitive neuroscientists may in fact be simulation of our social interactions, internally generated thoughts about our ... / more

Can We Believe in Our Own Lies?

... of competency to stand trial. Developments in Mental Health Law, 25 , 65–80. [27] Smith, D., & Resnick, P. (2007). ... [29] Bylin, S. (2002). How does repeated simulation of memory impairment affect genuine memory performance? ... / more

Psychological Aspects of Elite Performance in New Olympic Disciplines: The Case of Climbing

... competitions. Such research could for example explore mental preparation (e.g., emotion regulation) and climbers’ mindsets (e.g., ... affordances climb into your mind: advantages of motor simulation in a memory task performed by novice and expert rock ... / more

How body language helps us understand other people’s emotions

... for different emotions. I feel what you feel: Simulation theory What underlying neural mechanisms can explain how we use ... Simulation is understood here as the construction of a mental state resembling that of the other person, thereby enabling us to ... / more

What is manifesting all about? The Universe as a difficult conversational partner

... with practical exercises is the WOOP method (also known as "mental contrasting with implementation intentions "; www.woopmylife.org ... and C. J. Armitage, "Synthesizing the effects of mental simulation on behavior change: Systematic review and multilevel ... / more