Attention, Representation, and Human Performance

Slim Masmoudi received his Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University Lumière Lyon 2 (France) and is Assistant Professor at the University of Tunis, where he teaches and studies perception, problem-solving, reasoning, decision-making, and creativity in close relationship with the conceptual structures and semantic memory. His current research covers the different regulation and modulation effects of emotion and motivation on these cognitive functions. He was the coordinator of the "conceptual change" research team in EDIPS Laboratory (HS04), and is currently a member of the "Cognition and Learning" team. He co-chaired the first two international conferences of cognitive psychology cem07 and Cem09 held in Tunisia. He co-edited the book entitled Du percept à la Décision: Integration de la Cognition, l’Emotion et la Motivation (From Percept To Decision: Integrating of Cognition, Emotion and Motivation) published by Deboeck (2010) and the book entitled Cognition, Emotion et Motivation: Intégrer … Mieux expliquer la performance (Cognition, Emotion and Motivation: integrating … to better explain performance) published by CNIPRE (2008). He has in press the translation of Understanding Motivation and Emotion by Johnmarshall Reeve with Deboeck. He has published many book chapters and journal articles.David Yun Dai is an associate professor of educational psychology and methodology at University at Albany, State University of New York. He received his Ph.D. in psychology from Purdue University and worked as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented, and an assistant professor of psychology at Central Missouri State University before joining the faculty of the University at Albany in 2001. He has published five books and over 60 journal articles, book chapters, encyclopedia entries, and book reviews in general psychology, educational psychology, and gifted education. He was a Fulbright Scholar to China during 2008-2009, and the recipient of the Early Scholar Award from the National Association for Gifted Children in 2006. Abdelmajid Naceur received his Ph.D. at the University Bielefeld, Germany and he is currently Assistant Professor at the University Tunis, where he teaches cognitive psychology, psychology of learning and decision making. He coordinates the "Cognition and Learning" research team in EDIPS Laboratory. He is head of the Department of Educational Sciences. His current main areas of research interests are related to the interaction between cognition and emotion, and especially to the role of affect in information processing and cognitive models in emotional processing. He co-edited the Book Du percept à la Décision: Integration de la Cognition, l’Emotion et la Motivation (From Percept To Decision: Integrating of Cognition, Emotion and Motivation) published by Deboeck (2010). He co-organized the first two international conferences of cognitive psychology in Tunisia cem07 and Cem09.

"An excellent book for anyone interested in how emotional, cognitive, and motivational processes are interrelated. ... It covers a wide berth of cognitive psychology while maintaining an organizational theme. Many of the chapters also provide suggestions for research opportunities. ... The book would provide an interesting and enlightening challenge for graduate students. ... An ambitious, interesting, and timely book." - Benton H. Pierce and Melissa J. Hawthorne, both Texas A&M University-Commerce, USA in PsycCRITIQUES"This book brings together an impressive list of international scholars with expertise at the intersection of emotion, motivation, and cognition. The chapters do an excellent job of highlighting the interconnections among these topics. This synthesis is sure to be of great value to anyone engaged in the study of complex cognitive processes." - Arthur B. Markman, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, USA"This timely volume addresses a wide range of psychological phenomena with a distinct focus on the cognitive, emotional, and motivational functions of the human mind such as memory, attention, decision making, perception, neuroaesthetics, problem solving, and creativity. Much of the research reported in this volume benefits from a biological perspective. Surely an important read for those interested in an integrated understanding of the working of the mind." - Irving Biederman, Ph.D., University of Southern California, USA

• S. Masmoudi, Toward an Integrative Understanding of Cognitive, Emotional, and Motivational Processes. Part 1. The Role of Emotion and Motivation in Attention and Perception. A. Baddeley, How Does Emotion Influence Working Memory? S. Frühholz, D. Grandjean, Dynamical Interactions of Attention and Emotion: A Cognitive Neuroscience Approach Through Neural Network Connectivity. M. Mermillod, Investigating the Psychological and Neural Basis of Emotional Processing. S. Gil, S. Droit-Volet, How Do Emotional Facial Expressions Influence Our Perception of Time? Part 2. Representation and Processing, and the Role of Emotion and Motivation. A.-L. Gilet, C. Jallais, Mood’s Influence on Semantic Memory: Valence or Arousal? R. Batt, C. van Leeuwen, Neuroaesthetics and the Art of Representation. M. Sklad, Motivation and Construction of Retrospective Opinions. G. Morgavi, L. Marconi, M. Morando, P. Cutugno, From Human Creative Cognitive Processes to Adaptable Artificial System Design. Y.I. Russell, R.I.M. Dunbar, F. Gobet, Euphoria Versus Dysphoria: Differential Cognitive Roles in Religion. Part 3. The Role of Emotion and Motivation in Human Performance. E. Clément, Is it Possible to Solve A Problem Without Emotion? N. Bonnardel, Cognition and Emotion in Creative Design. S. Masmoudi, The Decision Process is by Definition Irrational. D.Y. Dai, R. Sun, Where is the Unity of Attention, Representation, and Human Performance? A Commentary.