John D Eastwood
Biographic Data
| ID | 207602 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John D Eastwood |
| GIVEN NAMES | John D |
| FAMILY NAME | Eastwood |
| SIGNATURE | EASTWOOD J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9888-0848 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Boredom proneness and inattention in children with and without ADHD: The mediating role of delay aversion
Our findings suggest that the relation between boredom and inattention may be at least partially explained by the mediating role of delay aversion in children within and without ADHD
Understanding the relation between boredom and academic performance in postsecondary students
Prior research has proposed that boredom and academic performance are reciprocally causal of one another. The present study sought to better understand the relationship between boredom and academic performance by, for the first time: distinguishing between boredom proneness, state boredom, and judgments of task boringness; conducting experiments in the laboratory where extraneous variables could be better controlled; and using experimental manipu…
Sitting with it: An investigation of the relationship between trait mindfulness and sustained attention
Temperament Profiles Associated with Internalizing Symptoms and Externalizing Behavior in Adolescents with ADHD
Anticipated, experienced, and remembered subjective effort and discomfort on sustained attention versus working memory tasks
Boredom proneness predicts quality of life in outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
BACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition of the clinical significance of boredom associated with functional impairments in schizophrenia. Previous work has highlighted the importance of motivational deficits more broadly, although no study has yet explored the unique effects of boredom on community outcomes. AIMS: This study aims to measure boredom proneness among outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia to determine whether it is elevated in …
I can’t get no satisfaction: Potential causes of boredom
Development and Validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale
This article describes the development and validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS)—the first and only full-scale measure of state boredom. It was developed based on a theoretically and empirically grounded definition of boredom. A five-factor structure of the scale (Disengagement, High Arousal, Low Arousal, Inattention, and Time Perception) was supported by exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses of two …
The Unengaged Mind: Defining Boredom in Terms of Attention
Our central goal is to provide a definition of boredom in terms of the underlying mental processes that occur during an instance of boredom. Through the synthesis of psychodynamic, existential, arousal, and cognitive theories of boredom, we argue that boredom is universally conceptualized as “the aversive experience of wanting, but being unable, to engage in satisfying activity.” We propose to map this conceptualization onto underlying mental pro…
Metacognition and change detection: Do lab and life really converge
Three responses to Cognitive Ethology
Cognitive Ethology: A new approach for studying human cognition
We all share a desire to understand and predict human cognition and behaviour as it occurs within complex real-world situations. This target article seeks to open a dialogue with our colleagues regarding this common goal. We begin by identifying the principles of most lab-based investigations and conclude that adhering to them will fail to generate valid theories of human cognition and behaviour in natural settings. We then present an alternative…
Visual search for faces with emotional expressions
The goal of this review is to critically examine contradictory findings in the study of visual search for emotionally expressive faces. Several key issues are addressed: Can emotional faces be processed preattentively and guide attention? What properties of these faces influence search efficiency? Is search moderated by the emotional state of the observer? The authors argue that the evidence is consistent with claims that (a) preattentive search …
Metacognitive errors in change detection: Missing the gap between lab and life
Economic Analysis of Energy-Efficiency Measures: Tribal Case Studies with the Yurok Tribe, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Energy efficiency (EE) is maximizing the effective utilization of energy while minimizing the costs of that energy. Implementation of energy-efficiency programs by a tribe can have many positive impacts. These include the reduction of energy costs and the associated freeing of significant financial resources for other important uses, improved electrical service, increased energy independence, improved air quality, reduction in environmental impac…
Modulation of Focused Attention by Faces Expressing Emotion: Evidence From Flanker Tasks
Three experiments evaluated whether facial expression can modulate the allocation of focused attention. Identification of emotionally expressive target faces was typically faster when they were flanked by identical (compatible) faces compared with when they were flanked by different (incompatible) faces. This flanker compatibility effect was significantly smaller when target faces expressed negative compared with positive emotion (see Experiment …
Cognitive Ethology: A new approach for studying human cognition
We all share a desire to understand and predict human cognition and behaviour as it occurs within complex real-world situations. This target article seeks to open a dialogue with our colleagues regarding this common goal. We begin by identifying the principles of most lab-based investigations and conclude that adhering to them will fail to generate valid theories of human cognition and behaviour in natural settings. We then present an alternative…
Visual search for faces with emotional expressions
The goal of this review is to critically examine contradictory findings in the study of visual search for emotionally expressive faces. Several key issues are addressed: Can emotional faces be processed preattentively and guide attention? What properties of these faces influence search efficiency? Is search moderated by the emotional state of the observer? The authors argue that the evidence is consistent with claims that (a) preattentive search …
Modulation of Focused Attention by Faces Expressing Emotion: Evidence From Flanker Tasks
Three experiments evaluated whether facial expression can modulate the allocation of focused attention. Identification of emotionally expressive target faces was typically faster when they were flanked by identical (compatible) faces compared with when they were flanked by different (incompatible) faces. This flanker compatibility effect was significantly smaller when target faces expressed negative compared with positive emotion (see Experiment …
Economic Analysis of Energy-Efficiency Measures: Tribal Case Studies with the Yurok Tribe, the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Energy efficiency (EE) is maximizing the effective utilization of energy while minimizing the costs of that energy. Implementation of energy-efficiency programs by a tribe can have many positive impacts. These include the reduction of energy costs and the associated freeing of significant financial resources for other important uses, improved electrical service, increased energy independence, improved air quality, reduction in environmental impac…
Metacognitive errors in change detection: Missing the gap between lab and life
Metacognition and change detection: Do lab and life really converge
Three responses to Cognitive Ethology
Cognitive Ethology: A new approach for studying human cognition
We all share a desire to understand and predict human cognition and behaviour as it occurs within complex real-world situations. This target article seeks to open a dialogue with our colleagues regarding this common goal. We begin by identifying the principles of most lab-based investigations and conclude that adhering to them will fail to generate valid theories of human cognition and behaviour in natural settings. We then present an alternative…
Visual search for faces with emotional expressions
The goal of this review is to critically examine contradictory findings in the study of visual search for emotionally expressive faces. Several key issues are addressed: Can emotional faces be processed preattentively and guide attention? What properties of these faces influence search efficiency? Is search moderated by the emotional state of the observer? The authors argue that the evidence is consistent with claims that (a) preattentive search …
The Unengaged Mind: Defining Boredom in Terms of Attention
Our central goal is to provide a definition of boredom in terms of the underlying mental processes that occur during an instance of boredom. Through the synthesis of psychodynamic, existential, arousal, and cognitive theories of boredom, we argue that boredom is universally conceptualized as “the aversive experience of wanting, but being unable, to engage in satisfying activity.” We propose to map this conceptualization onto underlying mental pro…
Development and Validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale
This article describes the development and validation of the Multidimensional State Boredom Scale (MSBS)—the first and only full-scale measure of state boredom. It was developed based on a theoretically and empirically grounded definition of boredom. A five-factor structure of the scale (Disengagement, High Arousal, Low Arousal, Inattention, and Time Perception) was supported by exploratory factor analyses and confirmatory factor analyses of two …
I can’t get no satisfaction: Potential causes of boredom
Boredom proneness predicts quality of life in outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders
BACKGROUND: There is increasing recognition of the clinical significance of boredom associated with functional impairments in schizophrenia. Previous work has highlighted the importance of motivational deficits more broadly, although no study has yet explored the unique effects of boredom on community outcomes. AIMS: This study aims to measure boredom proneness among outpatients diagnosed with schizophrenia to determine whether it is elevated in …
Anticipated, experienced, and remembered subjective effort and discomfort on sustained attention versus working memory tasks
Understanding the relation between boredom and academic performance in postsecondary students
Prior research has proposed that boredom and academic performance are reciprocally causal of one another. The present study sought to better understand the relationship between boredom and academic performance by, for the first time: distinguishing between boredom proneness, state boredom, and judgments of task boringness; conducting experiments in the laboratory where extraneous variables could be better controlled; and using experimental manipu…
Sitting with it: An investigation of the relationship between trait mindfulness and sustained attention
Temperament Profiles Associated with Internalizing Symptoms and Externalizing Behavior in Adolescents with ADHD
Boredom proneness and inattention in children with and without ADHD: The mediating role of delay aversion
Our findings suggest that the relation between boredom and inattention may be at least partially explained by the mediating role of delay aversion in children within and without ADHD
Psychology (15 works) · Cognitive psychology (9 works) · Cognition (8 works) · Mind wandering and attention (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Boredom (7 works) · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works)