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    Arousal, working memory, and conscious awareness in contingency learning☆
    with Louise D. Cosand, Thomas M. Cavanagh, Christopher G. Courtney, Anthony J. Rissling, Anne M. Schell, and Michael E. Dawson
    Consciousness and Cognition 17 (4): 1105-1113. 2008.
    There are wide individual differences in the ability to detect a stimulus contingency embedded in a complex paradigm. The present study used a cognitive masking paradigm to better understand individual differences related to contingency learning. Participants were assessed on measures of electrodermal arousal and on working memory capacity before engaging in the contingency learning task. Contingency awareness was assessed both by trial-by-trial verbal reports obtained during the task and by a s…Read more