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  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Evaluative conditioning (EC) studies how stimulus evaluations change after pairing with affective stimuli.
  • Understanding EC mechanisms is crucial for applied psychology and marketing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the history and current state of EC research.
  • To address key questions regarding EC procedures, mechanisms, and external validity.
  • To identify critical areas for future EC research.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of evaluative conditioning studies.
  • Analysis of evidence on functional properties of EC effects.
  • Discussion of cognitive processes and automaticity in EC.
  • Examination of external validity and real-world EC effects.

Main Results:

  • Evidence-based guidance on using EC procedures to influence evaluations.
  • Discussion of potential cognitive mediators and their automaticity.
  • Assessment of the external validity of EC research in real-world settings.

Conclusions:

  • EC effects show potential for influencing evaluations but require careful procedural design.
  • Cognitive processes mediating EC are complex, with questions remaining about their automaticity.
  • Further research is needed to establish the ubiquity and practical relevance of EC outside laboratory settings.