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Pieter Van Dessel

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2026

ABC-training for alcohol use during a voluntary abstinence challenge : a randomized controlled trial

Ting PanVeronica SzpakJudith LavermanPieter Van DesselRob BovensHelle LarsenReinout W. Wiers

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION

Extending the motivational model of love : a goal-directed predictive processing perspective

Pieter Van DesselYannick Boddez

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL AND BRAIN SCIENCES

Investigating the reproducibility of the social and behavioural sciences

Olivia MiskeAnna Lou AbatayoMason DaleyMirka DirzoNicholas FoxNoah HaberKrystal M. HahnMelissa Kline StruhlBrinna MawhinneyPriya Silverstein et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Learning to change : a goal-directed perspective on evidence-based rehabilitation

Tilia LinthoutEmilie CasparPieter Van Dessel

A2 Journal Article in LAW & CRIMINOLOGY JOURNAL

Theory-based intervention for transforming harmful behavior : the goal-directed predictive processing approach

Pieter Van DesselYannick Boddez

A1 Journal Article in REVIEW OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

2025

Action interpretation determines the effects of go/no-go and approach/avoidance actions on food choice

Zhang ChenPieter Van DesselJordi ServeriusDaxun ZhuBernd Figner

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF COGNITION

Approach-bias retraining and other training interventions as add-on in the treatment of AUD patients

Reinout W. WiersTing PanPieter Van DesselMike RinckJohannes Lindenmeyer

Bookchapter in Behavioral neuroscience of alcohol addiction : translational studies and human phenotypes

Can approach-avoidance instructions influence facial representations? A distinction between past- and future-oriented inferences

Marine RougierPieter Van DesselTal MoranColin Tucker Smith

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

The role of awareness and demand in evaluative learning

Pieter Van DesselSean Joseph HughesMarco PeruginiColin Tucker SmithZhefei MaoJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

2024

Action interpretation determines the effects of go/no-go and approach/avoidance actions on stimulus evaluation

Zhang ChenPieter Van Dessel

A2 Journal Article in OPEN MIND (CAMBRIDGE, MASS.)

Exploring the role of goal-dependent processes in action slips under time pressure

Pieter Van DesselYannick BoddezAgnes MoorsEike K. BuabangMassimo KoesterJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in MOTIVATION SCIENCE

2023

A goal-directed account of action slips : the reliance on old contingencies

Eike Kofi BuabangMassimo Anders Francesco KösterYannick BoddezPieter Van DesselJan De HouwerAgnes Moors

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-GENERAL

ABC-training as a new intervention for hazardous alcohol drinking : two proof-of-principle randomized pilot studies

Pieter Van DesselJamie CumminsReinout W. Wiers

A1 Journal Article in ADDICTION

Announcement of the registered report 'Can a variant of the implicit association test detect nonsuicidal self-injury in a clinical population? A registered report'

Femke CathelynTilia LinthoutPieter Van DesselLaurence ClaesJan De Houwer

Editorial material

Ecological momentary assessment and personalized networks in cognitive bias modification studies on addiction : advances and challenges

Alessandra C. MansuetoTing PanPieter Van DesselReinout W. Wiers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

Let’s play pretend : towards effective modelling in experimental psycho(patho)logy

Yannick BoddezSara ScheveneelsPieter Van Dessel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY

Mechanisms underlying alcohol approach bias and its modification

Reinout W. WiersPieter Van Dessel

Editorial material

What is intuiting and deliberating? A functional-cognitive perspective

Jan De HouwerYannick BoddezPieter Van Dessel

Editorial material

2022

Do evaluation and self-identification relate to self-reported and actual social media use?

Femke CathelynPieter Van DesselJamie CumminsJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL ADDICTIONS

EMDR therapy and PTSD : a goal-directed predictive processing perspective

Tom VanderschootPieter Van Dessel

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EMDR PRACTICE AND RESEARCH

Learned helplessness and its relevance for psychological suffering : a new perspective illustrated with attachment problems, burn-out, and fatigue complaints

Yannick BoddezPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in COGNITION & EMOTION

Nudging societally relevant behavior by promoting cognitive inferences

Pieter Van DesselYannick BoddezSean Joseph Hughes

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Predicting drunk driving using a variant of the implicit association test

Femke CathelynPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH

Testing the practical utility of implicit measures of beliefs for predicting drunk driving

Femke CathelynPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Testing the utility of implicit measures

Femke CathelynJan De HouwerPieter Van Dessel

The role of trait inferences in evaluative conditioning

Tal Moran YorovichSean Joseph HughesPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in COLLABRA-PSYCHOLOGY

2021

Assessing the influence of warnings with testimonies from former smokers on smoking and quitting behaviour

Pieter Van DesselHelen Tibboel

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Attitudes as propositional representations

Jan De HouwerPieter Van DesselTal Moran Yorovich

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES

Can (instructions about) stimulus pairings influence automatic and self-reported evaluations in the presence of more diagnostic evaluative information?

Tal Moran YorovichPieter Van DesselColin Tucker SmithJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN

Illusory-correlation effects on implicit and explicit evaluation

Pieter Van DesselKate RatliffSkylar M. BrannonBertram GawronskiJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN

Mental distress through the prism of predictive processing theory

Sander Van de CruysPieter Van Dessel

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT OPINION IN PSYCHOLOGY

Powerful effects of diagnostic information on automatic and self-reported evaluation : the moderating role of memory recall

Pieter Van DesselJeremy ConeAnne Gast

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN

Predicting nonsuicidal self‐injury using a variant of the implicit association test

Femke CathelynPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in SUICIDE AND LIFE-THREATENING BEHAVIOR

Why does the IAT reveal a preference for stimuli said to be paired with an unpleasant sound? Stalking the unexpected

Simone MattavelliPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in COLLABRA-PSYCHOLOGY

2020

ABC training : a new theory-based form of cognitive-bias modification to foster automatization of alternative choices in the treatment of addiction and related disorders

Reinout W. WiersPieter Van DesselCatalina Kopetz

A1 Journal Article in CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Attitudes beyond associations : on the role of propositional representations in stimulus evaluation

Jan De HouwerPieter Van DesselTal Moran Yorovich

A1 Journal Article in ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

On the effectiveness of approach-avoidance instructions and training for changing evaluations of social groups

Pieter Van DesselJan De HouwerAnne GastArne RoetsColin Tucker Smith

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Reflecting on 25 years of research using implicit measures : recommendations for their future use

Pieter Van DesselJamie CumminsSean Joseph HughesSarah KasranFemke CathelynTal Moran Yorovich

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL COGNITION

The impact of instruction- and experience-based evaluative learning on IAT performance : a quad model perspective

Colin Tucker SmithJimmy CalanchiniSean Joseph HughesPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in COGNITION & EMOTION

The impact of valenced verbal information on implicit and explicit evaluation : the role of information diagnosticity, primacy, and memory cueing

Pieter Van DesselJeremy ConeAnne GastJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in COGNITION & EMOTION

The instructed task-switch evaluation effect : is the instruction to switch tasks sufficient to dislike task switch cues?

Pieter Van DesselBaptist LiefoogheJan De Houwer

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF COGNITION

To punish or to assist? Divergent reactions to ingroup and outgroup members disobeying social distancing

Jasper Van AsscheEmanuele PolitiPieter Van DesselKaren Phalet

A1 Journal Article in BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

2019

Can verbal suggestions strengthen the effects of a relaxation intervention?

Lemmy SchakelDieuwke S. VeldhuijzenHenriet van MiddendorpMeriem ManaiStefanie H. MeeuwisPieter Van DesselAndrea W. M. Evers

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Changing deep-rooted implicit evaluation in the blink of an eye : negative verbal information shifts automatic liking of Gandhi

Pieter Van DesselYang YeJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PERSONALITY SCIENCE

Dissociations between learning phenomena do not necessitate multiple learning processes : mere instructions about upcoming stimulus presentations differentially influence liking and expectancy

Jan De HouwerSimone MattavelliPieter Van Dessel

A2 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF COGNITION

Does approaching puppies and avoiding a dead cat improve the effectiveness of approach-avoidance training for changing the evaluation of feared stimuli?

Gaëtan MertensPieter Van DesselIris M. Engelhard

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BEHAVIOR THERAPY AND EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHIATRY

Does explaining social behavior require multiple memory systems?

Pieter Van DesselBertram GawronskiJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES

EMDR en exposure: zoektocht naar een gemeenschappelijke grondslag

Tom VanderschootPieter Van Dessel

A2 Journal Article in TIJDSCHRIFT KLINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE

How do actions influence attitudes? An inferential account of the impact of action performance on stimulus evaluation

Pieter Van DesselSean Joseph HughesJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW

Hypnotic suggestions can induce rapid change in implicit attitudes

Pieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Large expert-curated database for benchmarking document similarity detection in biomedical literature search

Peter BrownAik-Choon TanMohamed A. El-EsawiThomas LiehrOliver BlanckDouglas P. GladueGabriel M. F. AlmeidaTomislav CernavaCarlos O. SorzanoAndy W. K. Yeung et al.

A1 Journal Article in DATABASE-THE JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL DATABASES AND CURATION

Mere exposure effects on implicit stimulus evaluation : the moderating role of evaluation task, number of stimulus presentations, and memory for presentation frequency

Pieter Van DesselGaëtan MertensColin SmithJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN

Operant evaluative conditioning

Andreas B. EderAnand KrishnaPieter Van Dessel

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-ANIMAL LEARNING AND COGNITION

When people co-occur with good or bad events : graded effects of relational qualifiers on evaluative conditioning

Sean Joseph HughesYang YePieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN

2018

An analysis of the scientific status and limitations of the attitudinal entropy framework and an initial test of some of its empirical predictions

Pieter Van DesselJan De HouwerSean Joseph HughesIan Hussey

Editorial material

Consequence-based approach-avoidance training : a new and improved method for changing behavior

Pieter Van DesselSean Joseph HughesJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE

Graphic cigarette pack warnings do not produce more negative implicit evaluations of smoking compared to text-only warnings

Pieter Van DesselColin Tucker SmithJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Mechanisms underlying effects of approach-avoidance training on stimulus evaluation

Pieter Van DesselAndreas EderSean Joseph Hughes

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY-LEARNING MEMORY AND COGNITION

On the symbolic generalization of likes and dislikes

Sean Joseph HughesPatrick Michael Dermot Barnes-HolmesPieter Van DesselJoão Henrique de AlmeidaIan StewartJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Relational information moderates approach-avoidance instruction effects on implicit evaluation

Pieter Van DesselJan De HouwerColin Smith

A1 Journal Article in ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA

The contextual malleability of approach-avoidance training effects : approaching or avoiding fear conditioned stimuli modulates effects of approach-avoidance training

Gaëtan MertensPieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in COGNITION & EMOTION

The effects of a gamified approach avoidance training and verbal suggestions on food outcomes

Lemmy SchakelDieuwke S. VeldhuijzenHenriët van MiddendorpPieter Van DesselJan De HouwerRafael BidarraAndrea W. M. Evers

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2017

Mechanisms underlying approach-avoidance instruction effects on implicit evaluation : results of a preregistered adversarial collaboration

Pieter Van DesselBertram GawronskiColin Tucker SmithJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

The mere exposure instruction effect : mere exposure instructions influence liking

Pieter Van DesselGaëtan MertensColin SmithJan De Houwer

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

2016

Approach-avoidance instructions and training as a method for changing implicit evaluations

Pieter Van DesselJan De Houwer

Approach-avoidance training effects are moderated by awareness of stimulus-action contingencies

Pieter Van DesselJan De HouwerAnne Gast

A1 Journal Article in PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY BULLETIN

Failures to change stimulus evaluations by means of subliminal approach and avoidance training

Pieter Van DesselJan De HouwerArne RoetsAnne Gast

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF PERSONALITY AND SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Instructing implicit processes: when instructions to approach or avoid influence implicit but not explicit evaluation

Pieter Van DesselJan De HouwerAnne GastColin SmithMaarten De Schryver

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Voluntary inhibition of pain avoidance behavior: an fMRI study

Maggie LynnJelle DemanetRuth KrebsPieter Van DesselMarcel Brass

A1 Journal Article in BRAIN STRUCTURE & FUNCTION

2015

Instruction-based approach-avoidance effects: changing stimulus evaluation via the mere instruction to approach or avoid stimuli

Pieter Van DesselJan De HouwerAnne GastColin Smith

A1 Journal Article in EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

2013

The influence of high-level beliefs on self-regulatory engagement: evidence from thermal pain stimulation

Maggie LynnPieter Van DesselMarcel Brass

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY

Voluntary inhibition of pain avoidance behavior

Maggie LynnJelle DemanetRuth KrebsPieter Van DesselMarcel Brass

2012

When does hearing laughter draw attention to happy faces? Task relevance determines the influence of a crossmodal affective context on emotional attention

Pieter Van DesselJulia Vogt

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE