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What is evaluative conditioning? A reply to Corneille and Béna (2026)

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Author(s) / Creator(s)

De Houwer, Jan

Abstract / Description

In this paper, I respond to the paper by Corneille and Béna (2026; CB) which itself was a response to my earlier paper (De Houwer, 2026) in which I evaluated the proposal of Corneille et al. (2026) for a new definition of evaluative conditioning. I argue that CB hamper the debate by misrepresenting my opinions and by shifting the focus away from the core concerns that I raised in my previous paper. In addition to correcting the errors, I shift attention back to the main issues under discussion, thereby trying to advance the debate on the definition of evaluative conditioning.

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Date of first publication

2026-07-28

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PsychArchives

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    De Houwer, Jan
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2026-07-28T13:49:23Z
  • Made available on
    2026-07-28T13:49:23Z
  • Date of first publication
    2026-07-28
  • Abstract / Description
    In this paper, I respond to the paper by Corneille and Béna (2026; CB) which itself was a response to my earlier paper (De Houwer, 2026) in which I evaluated the proposal of Corneille et al. (2026) for a new definition of evaluative conditioning. I argue that CB hamper the debate by misrepresenting my opinions and by shifting the focus away from the core concerns that I raised in my previous paper. In addition to correcting the errors, I shift attention back to the main issues under discussion, thereby trying to advance the debate on the definition of evaluative conditioning.
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    other
  • Review status
    notReviewed
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/17706
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.22352
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.22203
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/drtvb_v1
  • Is related to
    https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/95my8_v1
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    What is evaluative conditioning? A reply to Corneille and Béna (2026)
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  • DRO type
    preprint