Cognitive Regulation & Flexibility

Summary: This article presents a neurocognitive framework for how meditation cultivates meta-awareness and influences spontaneous thought, examining the roles of attention, emotion regulation, and perceptual decoupling. It offers insights into the mechanisms by which contemplative practice shapes conscious awareness and cognitive flexibility.

Summary: A review of the 25-year development of the actively open-minded thinking (AOT) construct and its measurement, highlighting its strong prediction of rational performance yet paradoxical failure to reduce myside bias, shedding light on the limits of metacognitive self-awareness.

Summary: This study examines techniques to reduce the belief perseverance bias—the tendency to maintain biased beliefs after misinformation is retracted—by comparing counter-speech, awareness training, and counter-explanation. It finds counter-speech most effective, contributing to understanding of cognitive debiasing in the context of belief revision and misinformation.

Summary: This study presents four experiments demonstrating that inducing a counterfactual mindset increases individuals' willingness to revise their beliefs and correct misinformation when confronted with contradictory evidence. The findings highlight a psychological strategy for promoting belief flexibility and reducing resistance to evidence, with implications for addressing misinformation.