black stereotype 1, 2, 3, 4
black students, performance bolster 1
bystander apathy 1
Capgras delusion 1
child custody experiment 1
childhood cancer, prenatal X-rays and 1, 2
Clinton, Bill 1
coffee drinking 1
cognitive dissonance 1
Cohen, Richard 1
cold water submersion experiment 1
comfort eating, effect 1
conscious veto 1
conscious will bad mood effect 1
inner dialogue 1
as misguided delusion 1
rejection effect 1
social exclusion effect 1
thought control 1
see also self-control
‘consumer unconscious’ 1
control, illusion of 1, 2
cookie-resistance experiment 1
co-pilot deference 1
coronary heart disease 1
correlation 1 illusory 1, 2, 3, 4
correspondence bias 1
Cotard delusion 1
credulity 1
‘customer survey’ experiment 1
damages, punitive 1
Darley, J.M. 1
dart-throwing study 1
de Menezes, Jean Charles 1
death penalty 1
debriefing 1
decision-making deliberation on 1, 2
impaired 1
deluded brain 1
delusions clinical 1, 2
of control 1
defining 1
depersonalisation 1
depersonalisation disorder 1
depressed, clinically 1
Descartes, René 1, 2
Diallo, Amidou 1, 2
distraction, effects of 1
divinity students experiment 1, 2, 3
dreams 1
driving 1
drug trials, ‘double-blind’ 1
ego 1 and memory 1
elderly schema 1
electric shock experiments 1, 2, 3, 4
emotion(s) control of 1
equation for 1
misattribution of 1
and sense of self 1, 2
emotion-concealing experiment 1
emotional brain 1
emotional distress, influence on priorities 1
emotional feelings, influence on judgments 1
emotional knowledge 1
emotional response, uniformity of 1
ethics, research 1
‘EVR’ (patient) 1
excuse-making 1
exercise planning experiment 1
fading affect bias 1
failure 1
felt-tip pens experiment 1
financial market trading study 1
finger movements experiment 1
first impressions, susceptibility to 1
football hooligan schema 1
free will 1
Freud, Sigmund 1, 2
gambling game 1
gender inequality views experiment 1
gender stereotype 1, 2
Gilbert, Daniel 1
Good Samaritan experiment 1, 2, 3
Gray, John 1
gun/non-lethal item experiment 1
hand-grip experiment 1
handgun/hand tool experiment 1
health 1
heat pain experiment 1
hindsight-bias 1
homosexuality 1
Hudspeth, Marquise 1
Hurricane Katrina 1
hypnotic suggestion experiment 1
hypocrisy, of immoral brain 1
identity, beliefs and 1
illusions of control 1, 2
positive 1
illusory correlation 1, 2, 3, 4
immoral brain 1
implementation intentions 1, 2
impression of others, distortion 1
inferiority stereotype 1
innuendo, susceptibility to 1
insomnia 1, 2
insula 1
intentions, appraisal by 1
interpersonal goals 1
interview experiment 1
Iraq war beliefs 1
ironic process theory 1, 2, 3
Jacobsen, Lenore 1
James, William 1
job interview experiments 1, 2
Johnson-Laird, P.N. 1
judgments, accountability for 1
jumping-to-conclusions hypothesis 1
just world, belief in 1
‘kernel of truth’ hypothesis 1
knowledge test 1
learning experiments 1, 2, 3
letters, in names 1, 2
Libet, Benjamin 1, 2
lie-telling experiment 1
life expectancy 1, 2 effect of mental outlook 1
loneliness 1
marriage happiness 1
mathematical ability 1
mathematical problem-solving experiment 1
maths test preparation experiment 1
memory collusion with expectations 1
and ego 1
of past 1
and self-concept 1
menopausal women 1
mental butler 1, 2, 3 exploitation in self-control 1
in thought control 1
‘mental contamination’, avoidance 1
mental fatigue effects experiment 1
Milgram obedience studies 1, 2
mirror, in self-reflection avoidance 1, 2
moods, influence on judgments 1
moral intuitions 1
moral muscle, self-control as 1
moral principles 1
moral superiority, sense of 1, 2
mortality reminder effect experiment 1
mother-related goals experiment 1
mother schema 1, 2
motivated scepticism 1
motivations, contagion of 1
negligence cases experiment 1
Nixon, Richard 1
number triads experiment 1
obstinacy 1
oppressive stereotype 1
optimism 1
paranormal, faith in 1
partner’s behaviour, explanation 1, 2
past, differential memory of 1
persistence experiment 1
pessimism 1
physical vulnerability 1
picture attractiveness experiment 1
pigheaded brain 1 see also beliefs; first impressions
placebo effect 1
planning fallacy 1
police officer experiment 1
political parties, success ratings 1
positive test strategy 1
positivism, undue 1
pre-trial publicity 1
prefrontal cortex 1, 2, 3
prejudices, defences against 1
priming 1 subliminal 1, 2
see also schemas; stereotypes
professor schema 1
psychology experiments, value 1
punitive damages cases 1
Pyszczynski, T. 1
quiz game experiment 1
racist jokes 1, 2
rational superiority, sense of 1
rationality 1 experiment into lack of 1
readiness potential 1
realism, window of 1
reasoning 1 performance on tests of 1
reflexes 1
rejection experiment 1
rejection-sensitivity experiment 1
religious experiences 1
responsibility 1
retroactive pessimism 1
Rorschach’s inkblots 1
Rosenthal, Robert 1
schemas 1 Asian 1
diet 1
elderly 1
football hooligan 1
mother 1, 2
necessity of 1
polite 1
priming 1
professors 1
rudeness 1
temptation 1
see also stereotypes
schizophrenia 1
s
ecret commander 1
secretive brain 1 see also unconscious
Sedaris, David 1
self-affirmation 1
self-concept 1
self-control 1 exercise effect 1
fatigue effects 1
mental butler exploitation in 1
as moral muscle 1
mortality reminder effect 1
resource-draining 1
sparing use 1
see also conscious will
self-esteem demands of 1
and stereotyping 1
self-fulfilling prophecy 1, 2
self-handicapping 1, 2
self-help, programmes 1
self-knowledge 1, 2
self-mutilation 1
self-perception theory 1
self-reflection, avoidance 1, 2
self-serving bias 1
Seligman, Martin 1
sense of self, emotions and 1, 2
sexism 1 benevolent 1
sexist adverts experiment 1,2
sexual arousal 1
skin conductance response 1, 2
skinhead stereotype 1
sleep experiment 1
sleeplessness 1, 2
social exclusion experiment 1
social reasoning, gossipy 1
social sensitivity experiments 1, 2
social steering 1
somatic markers 1
Sousa, John Philip, music of 1
sports teams, confidence of victory 1
stereotype lift 1
stereotype threat 1
stereotypes 1 behaviour-changing capacity 1
black 1, 2, 3, 4
discounting those deviating from 1
gender 1, 2
inferiority 1
negative 1, 2
oppressive 1
self-esteem and 1
skinhead 1
suppressing 1
use to disparage 1
Stewart, Alice 1, 2
strange experiences frequency 1
susceptibility to 1
student grades research 1
study skills course experiment 1
subliminal advertising 1
subliminal priming 1, 2
suicide notes experiments 1, 2
suicide risk experiment 1
‘TAA-deficiency’ 1
‘taste test’ experiment 1
teachers, expectations of 1
team selection experiment 1
temptation, resisting 1, 2
tennis game experiment 1
Terror Management Theory 1
test anxiety 1
thought control 1
tolerance 1
unconscious ‘consumer’ 1
exploitation in self-control 1
indispensability 1
as mental butler 1, 2, 3
in thought control 1
see also priming
vain brain 1
ventro-medial prefrontal lobe 1
Vicary, James 1
video switch-off experiment 1
vulnerable brain 1
Wason, P.C. 1
Watergate hearings 1
weak-willed brain 1 see also conscious will;
self-control
weapons of mass destruction 1
weather-influenced mood
experiment 1, 2, 3
websites www.deathclock.com 1
Wegner, Daniel 1, 2
‘white bear’ experiment 1
will conscious see conscious
will free 1
willpower see self-control
window of realism 1
‘wishful thinking’ effect 1, 2
‘women as sex objects’ priming
experiment 1, 2
X-rays, and childhood cancer 1, 2
Zimbardo, Philip 1
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