According to the dual-process model of recognition memory, recognition is based in part upon attributions about the relative ease of processing a stimulus. Ease of processing can be used as a heuristic for deciding whether an item is familiar. Experimental manipulations of processing fluency in a recognition task can cause a memory illusion by making an item seem more familiar. The memory illus...

Aggression brings tremendous costs to individuals, relationships, and society. Yet, people behave aggressively toward strangers and close others at alarmingly high rates. The current article seeks to unlock part of the mystery of why people behave aggressively. We review evidence that self-control failure plays an integral role in many acts of aggression and violence. We begin by reviewing theo...

This article reviews the use of formal dual process models in social psychology, with a focus on the Process Dissociation model and related multinomial models. The utility of the models is illustrated using studies of social and affective influences on memory, judgment and decision making, and social attitudes and stereotypes. We then compare and contrast the Process Dissociation model with oth...