Claire M Zedelius
Biographic Data
| ID | 5449013 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Claire M Zedelius |
| GIVEN NAMES | Claire M |
| FAMILY NAME | Zedelius |
| SIGNATURE | ZEDELIUS C M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8367-4489 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Mind wandering increases linearly with text difficulty
Although mind wandering during reading is known to be affected by text difficulty, the nature of this relationship is not yet fully understood. To examine this issue, we conducted an experiment in which participants read non-fiction texts that varied along five levels of difficulty under naturalistic conditions. Difficulty levels were determined based on Flesch–Kincaid Grade Levels and verified with Coh–Metrix indices. Mind wandering was measured…
Inquisitive but not discerning: Deprivation curiosity is associated with excessive openness to inaccurate information
Epistemic curiosity—the desire for knowledge—is typically thought to benefit learning. In four preregistered studies, we show that interest curiosity, a facet of epistemic curiosity characterized by joyful exploration, is indeed associated with traits and abilities that benefit learning. These include general knowledge, intellectual humility, and discernment of the quality of information. In contrast, deprivation curiosity, a facet motivated by u…
What types of daydreaming predict creativity? Laboratory and experience sampling evidence
Lay Theories of the Wandering Mind: Control-Related Beliefs Predict Mind Wandering Rates in- and outside the Lab
People often fail to keep their mind from wandering. Here, we examine how the tendency to mind wander is affected by people’s beliefs, or lay theories. Building on research on lay theories and self-regulation, we test whether differences in people’s beliefs about the extent to which mind wandering is controllable affect thought control strategies and mind-wandering rates in daily life and the laboratory. We develop a new scale to assess control-r…
Expanding minds: Growth mindsets of self-regulation and the influences on effort and perseverance
Motivating meta-awareness of mind wandering: A way to catch the mind in flight
Boosting or choking – How conscious and unconscious reward processing modulate the active maintenance of goal-relevant information
Beware the reward – How conscious processing of rewards impairs active maintenance performance
Boosting or choking – How conscious and unconscious reward processing modulate the active maintenance of goal-relevant information
Beware the reward – How conscious processing of rewards impairs active maintenance performance
Motivating meta-awareness of mind wandering: A way to catch the mind in flight
Expanding minds: Growth mindsets of self-regulation and the influences on effort and perseverance
What types of daydreaming predict creativity? Laboratory and experience sampling evidence
Lay Theories of the Wandering Mind: Control-Related Beliefs Predict Mind Wandering Rates in- and outside the Lab
People often fail to keep their mind from wandering. Here, we examine how the tendency to mind wander is affected by people’s beliefs, or lay theories. Building on research on lay theories and self-regulation, we test whether differences in people’s beliefs about the extent to which mind wandering is controllable affect thought control strategies and mind-wandering rates in daily life and the laboratory. We develop a new scale to assess control-r…
Mind wandering increases linearly with text difficulty
Although mind wandering during reading is known to be affected by text difficulty, the nature of this relationship is not yet fully understood. To examine this issue, we conducted an experiment in which participants read non-fiction texts that varied along five levels of difficulty under naturalistic conditions. Difficulty levels were determined based on Flesch–Kincaid Grade Levels and verified with Coh–Metrix indices. Mind wandering was measured…
Inquisitive but not discerning: Deprivation curiosity is associated with excessive openness to inaccurate information
Epistemic curiosity—the desire for knowledge—is typically thought to benefit learning. In four preregistered studies, we show that interest curiosity, a facet of epistemic curiosity characterized by joyful exploration, is indeed associated with traits and abilities that benefit learning. These include general knowledge, intellectual humility, and discernment of the quality of information. In contrast, deprivation curiosity, a facet motivated by u…
Psychology (8 works) · Cognitive psychology (6 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Mind wandering and attention (4 works) · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Mind-wandering (3 works) · Neuroscience (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Theory of mind (3 works)