---
_id: '13609'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: Evaluative conditioning (EC) refers to changes in the evaluation of a conditioned
    stimulus (CS) due to its repeated pairing with an unconditioned stimulus (US).
    One of the most debated topics in EC research is whether or not EC is dependent
    on contingency awareness. In this study, we go beyond this debate by examining
    whether contingency awareness mediates the impact of attentional resources and
    goal-directed attention on EC. Attentional resources were manipulated by presenting
    CSs and USs either within the same modality or in different modalities. Goal-directed
    attention was manipulated by asking participants to respond to the CSs or to the
    USs. Results indicate that the effect of goal-directed attention on EC is mediated
    by contingency awareness, whereas the effect of attentional resources on EC is
    not.
author:
- first_name: Katharina
  full_name: Blask, Katharina
  last_name: Blask
- first_name: Eva
  full_name: Walther, Eva
  last_name: Walther
- first_name: Georg
  full_name: Halbeisen, Georg
  id: '85780'
  last_name: Halbeisen
  orcid: 0000-0002-9529-2215
- first_name: Rebecca
  full_name: Weil, Rebecca
  last_name: Weil
citation:
  ama: 'Blask K, Walther E, Halbeisen G, Weil R. At the crossroads: Attention, contingency
    awareness, and evaluative conditioning. <i>Learning and Motivation</i>. 2012;43(3):99-106.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004">10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004</a>'
  apa: 'Blask, K., Walther, E., Halbeisen, G., &#38; Weil, R. (2012). At the crossroads:
    Attention, contingency awareness, and evaluative conditioning. <i>Learning and
    Motivation</i>, <i>43</i>(3), 99–106. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004</a>'
  bjps: '<b>Blask K <i>et al.</i></b> (2012) At the Crossroads: Attention, Contingency
    Awareness, and Evaluative Conditioning. <i>Learning and Motivation</i> <b>43</b>,
    99–106.'
  chicago: 'Blask, Katharina, Eva Walther, Georg Halbeisen, and Rebecca Weil. “At
    the Crossroads: Attention, Contingency Awareness, and Evaluative Conditioning.”
    <i>Learning and Motivation</i> 43, no. 3 (2012): 99–106. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004</a>.'
  chicago-de: 'Blask, Katharina, Eva Walther, Georg Halbeisen und Rebecca Weil. 2012.
    At the crossroads: Attention, contingency awareness, and evaluative conditioning.
    <i>Learning and Motivation</i> 43, Nr. 3: 99–106. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004">10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004</a>,
    .'
  din1505-2-1: '<span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Blask, Katharina</span> ; <span
    style="font-variant:small-caps;">Walther, Eva</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Halbeisen,
    Georg</span> ; <span style="font-variant:small-caps;">Weil, Rebecca</span>: At
    the crossroads: Attention, contingency awareness, and evaluative conditioning.
    In: <i>Learning and Motivation</i> Bd. 43. Orlando, Fla. , Academic Press (2012),
    Nr. 3, S. 99–106'
  havard: 'K. Blask, E. Walther, G. Halbeisen, R. Weil, At the crossroads: Attention,
    contingency awareness, and evaluative conditioning, Learning and Motivation. 43
    (2012) 99–106.'
  ieee: 'K. Blask, E. Walther, G. Halbeisen, and R. Weil, “At the crossroads: Attention,
    contingency awareness, and evaluative conditioning,” <i>Learning and Motivation</i>,
    vol. 43, no. 3, pp. 99–106, 2012, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004">10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004</a>.'
  mla: 'Blask, Katharina, et al. “At the Crossroads: Attention, Contingency Awareness,
    and Evaluative Conditioning.” <i>Learning and Motivation</i>, vol. 43, no. 3,
    2012, pp. 99–106, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004</a>.'
  short: K. Blask, E. Walther, G. Halbeisen, R. Weil, Learning and Motivation 43 (2012)
    99–106.
  ufg: '<b>Blask, Katharina u. a.</b>: At the crossroads: Attention, contingency awareness,
    and evaluative conditioning, in: <i>Learning and Motivation</i> 43 (2012), H.
    3,  S. 99–106.'
  van: 'Blask K, Walther E, Halbeisen G, Weil R. At the crossroads: Attention, contingency
    awareness, and evaluative conditioning. Learning and Motivation. 2012;43(3):99–106.'
date_created: 2026-03-25T13:36:32Z
date_updated: 2026-03-27T13:50:13Z
department:
- _id: DEP1500
doi: 10.1016/j.lmot.2012.03.004
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000307607600003'
intvolume: '        43'
isi: '1'
issue: '3'
keyword:
- Evaluative conditioning
- Contingency awareness
- Attentional resources
- Goal-directed attention
- Mediation
language:
- iso: eng
page: 99-106
place: 'Orlando, Fla. '
publication: Learning and Motivation
publication_identifier:
  eissn:
  - 1095-9122
  issn:
  - 0023-9690
publication_status: published
publisher: Academic Press
status: public
title: 'At the crossroads: Attention, contingency awareness, and evaluative conditioning'
type: scientific_journal_article
user_id: '83781'
volume: 43
year: '2012'
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