Jonathan B Banks

Biographic Data

ID5019729
NAMEJonathan B Banks
GIVEN NAMESJonathan B
FAMILY NAMEBanks
SIGNATUREBANKS J B
AFFILIATIONSNova Southeastern University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS42
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • Can participants authoritatively report on the emotional valence of their mind wandering

    Matthew S Welhaf, Jonathan Banks et al.ARTICLECognition & Emotion2026References: 33

    Individuals might vary in their ability to accurately monitor their ongoing conscious experiences of mind wandering. Such findings have serious implications for understanding the accuracy of participants' ability to report their ongoing thoughts. We extend these previous findings to ask if individuals vary in the ability to accurately monitor and report on the emotional valence of their task-unrelated thoughts (TUTs). Participants completed a sus…

  • Further unpacking individual differences in mind wandering

    Open AccessMatthew S Welhaf, Marc A Astacio et al.ARTICLEConsciousness and Cognition2024

    Executive attention ability predicts task-unrelated thoughts (TUTs). • Not all TUTs might be related to executive attention or impact performance similarly. • We examined two forms of TUTs: Emotional Valence and Awareness during a simple task. • Negatively Valenced TUTs and TUTs with awareness were predicted by executive attention. • The findings highlight the heterogenous nature of mind wandering. Previous work has established a link between exe…

  • Age-Related Differences in Mind Wandering

    Open AccessMatthew S Welhaf, Jonathan Banks et al.ARTICLEThe Journals of Gerontology…2023References: 3

    Focusing on different dimensions of thought content, such as emotional valence, can provide new insight into age-related differences in mind wandering. Older adults' mind wandering reports were less negative and neutral compared to younger adults' reports suggesting a positivity bias for older adults. However, this positivity bias does not seem to affect task performance. We discuss the implications of the findings for mind wandering theories and…

  • Stress and cognitive functioning during a pandemic

    Adriel Boals, Jonathan Banks et al.ARTICLEPsychological Trauma Theory…2020

    In this commentary we discuss a downstream consequence of increases in stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stress and anxiety can lead to mind wandering, which in turn competes for limited cognitive resources. We encourage researchers to be understanding and patient concerning the inevitable cognitive impact of the pandemic and subsequent reduced productivity levels from our students, colleagues, and ourselves. (PsycInfo Database Rec…

  • Examining the role of emotional valence of mind wandering

    Open AccessJonathan Banks, Jonathan B Banks et al.ARTICLEConsciousness and Cognition2016

  • Many Labs 3

    Open AccessCharles R Ebersole, Olivia E Atherton et al.ARTICLEJournal of Experimental Social…2016Cited by: 41References: 42

  • The protective effects of brief mindfulness meditation training

    Open AccessJonathan Banks, Jonathan B Banks et al.ARTICLEConsciousness and Cognition2015

  • Examining factors involved in stress-related working memory impairments

    Jonathan Banks, Jonathan B Banks et al.ARTICLEEmotion2015

    A large and growing body of research demonstrates the impact of psychological stress on working memory. However, the typical study approach tests the effects of a single biological or psychological factor on changes in working memory. The current study attempted to move beyond the standard single-factor assessment by examining the impact of 2 possible factors in stress-related working memory impairments. To this end, 60 participants completed a w…

  • Perceiving a Negative Event as Central to One’s Identity Partially Mediates Age Differences in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms

    Open AccessAdriel Boals, Bert Hayslip et al.ARTICLEJournal of Aging and Health2011Cited by: 1References: 6

    The results are consistent with the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory view that older adults tend to use cognitive strategies designed to protect emotional health