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Dr. Anna-Lisa Cohen Investigates Prospective Memory

By On May 4, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Anna-Lisa Cohen, associate professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, co-authored “Future Planning May Promote Prospective False Memories” for the Journal of Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

Dr. Cohen describes prospective memory in this way: “Have you ever planned to do something in the future (e.g., email a friend) […]

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Cohen Publishes Book on Prospective Memory

By On October 30, 2017 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Anna-Lisa Cohen, associate professor of psychology, has written a new book which will be released in November, co-written with Dr. Jason Hicks titled Prospective Memory: Remembering to Remember, Remembering to Forget  (published by Springer Nature).

Although we typically think of memory as oriented to the past, prospective memory pertains to remembering to carry […]

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Cohen’s Research Featured in Atlantic Article

By On January 28, 2016 · Leave a Comment

New research by Dr. Anna-Lisa Cohen, associate professor of psychology at Yeshiva College, was recently featured in an article in The Atlantic. Titled “How the Brain Reacts to Scrambled Stories,” the article explored research showing that people tend to prefer linear narratives, but can also be engaged by just the right amount of disruption. It […]

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Cohen Publishes Article in Frontiers of Pyschology

By On October 24, 2013 · Leave a Comment

Dr. Anna-Lisa Cohen, associate professor of psychology at Yeshiva University, recently published an article in Frontiers in Psychology. Titled “Attentional decoupling while pursuing intentions: a form of mind wandering?”, the article describes a study in which participants were given an ongoing task to perform while also being asked to remember to perform another task later on. […]

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