Jennifer A. Mangels
Why are we able to learn some types of information more easily than others? I use behavioral and neuroscience methods (primarily EEG/ERP) to understand how the to-be-learned material, the motivation of the individual learner, and the social context in which the individual is learning work together to facilitate or inhibit the acquisition and implementation of new verbal and mathematical knowledge. Recently, this work has expanded to include how new information is acquired in social networks and the role that trust in the source plays in decisions to implement that knowledge. We use findings from basic research to design interventions that may help students bridge gaps in knowledge and overcome academic challenges.
Primary Interests:
- Attitudes and Beliefs
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Motivation, Goal Setting
- Neuroscience, Psychophysiology
- Personality, Individual Differences
- Prejudice and Stereotyping
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Journal Articles:
- Butterfield, B., & Mangels, J. A. (2003). Neural correlates of error detection and correction in a semantic retrieval task. Cognitive Brain Research, 17, 793-817.
- Joerger, T., & Mangels, J. A. (2008). Neural correlates of false memory suppression by true recollection, NeuroReport, 19(17), 1695-1698.
- Lai, G., & Mangels, J. A. (2007). Cueing effects on semantic and perceptual categorization: ERPs reveal differential effects of validity as a function of processing stage. Neuropsychologia, 45, 2038-2050.
- Mangels, J. A., Butterfield, B., Lamb, J., Good, C. D., & Dweck, C. S. (2006). Why do beliefs about intelligence influence learning success? A social cognitive neuroscience model. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN), 1, 75-86.
- Mangels, J. A., Good, C., Whiteman, R. C., Maniscalco, B., & Dweck, C. S. (2012). Emotion blocks the path to learning under stereotype threat. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (SCAN), 7(2), 230-241.
- Mangels, J. A, Manzi, A., & Summerfield, C. (2009). The first does the work but the third time’s the charm: The role of massed repetition in episodic encoding of face-name associations. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience.
- Mangels, J. A., Picton, T. W., & Craik, F. I. M. (2001). Attention and successful episodic encoding: An event-related potential study. Cognitive Brain Research, 11(1), 77-95.
- Summerfield, C., Greene, M., Wager, T., Egner, T., Hirsch, J., & Mangels, J. (2006). Neocortical connectivity during episodic memory formation. Public Library of Science: Biology, 4(5), e128.
Jennifer A. Mangels
Department of Psychology
Baruch College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
55 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10010
United States of America
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