Publications
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Books
Böckler-Raettig (2019). Theory of Mind. München: Ernst Reinhardt.
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals
To come
MacDonald, B., Böckler, A., & Kanske, P. (accepted). Soundtrack to the Social World: Emotional Music Enhances Empathy, Compassion and Prosocial Decisions, But Not Theory of Mind. Emotion.
Pittig, R., van der Wel, R.P.R.D., Welsh, T.N., & Böckler, A. (in press). What's in a gaze, what''s in a face? The direct gaze effect can be modulated by emotion expression. Emotion.
Stengelin, R., Schleihauf, H., Seidl., A., & Böckler-Raettig, A. (2022). Spreading the game: An experimental study on the link between children’s overimitation and their adoption, transmission, and modification of conventional information. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 213, 105271.
2022
Azevedo, F., Liu, M., Pennington, C. R., ... Micheli, L.R., ... & Westwood, S. J. (2022). Towards a culture of open scholarship: the role of pedagogical communities. BMC Research Notes, 15(1), 1-5.
Breil, C., Huestegge, L., & Böckler, A. (2022). From eye to arrow: Attention capture by direct gaze requires more than just the eyes. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics.
Böckler, A. & Singer, T. (2022). Longitudinal Evidence for Differential Plasticity of Cognitive Functions: Mindfulness-based mental training enhances working memory, but not perceptual discrimination, response inhibition and metacognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.
Parsons, S., Azevedo, F., ... Micheli, L.R., ... & Aczel, B. (2022). A community-sourced glossary of open scholarship terms. Nature Human Behaviour, 1-7.
2021
Breil, C., Kanske, P., Pittig, R. & Böckler, A. (2021). A revised instrument for the assessment of empathy and Theory of Mind in adolescents: Introducing the EmpaToM-Y. Behavior Research Methods. doi: 10.3758/s13428-021-01589-3
Breil, C. & Böckler-Raettig, A. (2021): Look away to listen: the interplay of emotional context and eye contact in video conversations, Visual Cognition. doi:10.1080/13506285.2021.1908470
Böckler, A., Rennert, A., & Raettig, T. (2021). Stranger, lover, friend? The pain of rejection does not depend. Social Psychology.
Capozzi, F., Wahn, B., Ristic, J., & Kingstone, A. (2021) Prior attentional bias is modulated by social gaze. Attention Perception, & Psychophysics, 83, 1–6. doi.org/10.3758/s13414-020-02194-w
Dosso, J. A., Anderson, N. C., Wahn, B., Choi, G., & Kingstone, A. (2021). Social modulation of on-screen looking behaviour. Vision Research, 182, 1-8. doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2020.12.009
Micheli, L., Stallen, M., Sanfey, A.G. (2021). The effect of centralized financial and social incentives on cooperative behavior and its underlying neural mechanisms. Brain Sciences, 11(3), 317. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci11030317
Riechelmann, E., Gamer, M., Böckler, A., & Huestegge, L. (2021). How ubiquitous is the direct-gaze advantage? Evidence for an averted-gaze advantage in a gaze-discrimination task. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-23.
Riechelmann, E., Raettig, T., Böckler, A., & Huestegge, L. (2021). Gaze interaction: Anticipation-based control of the gaze of others. Psychological Research, 1-20.
Schmitz, L., Wahn, B., Krüger, M., & Böckler-Raettig, A. (2021). In the blink of an eye? Evidence for a reduced attentional blink for eyes. In Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society (Vol. 43, No. 43).
Wang K., Goldenberg A., Dorison, C.A., Miller, J.K., Uusberg, A., Lerner, J.S., Gross, J.J., Agesin, B.B., Bernardo, M., Campos, O., Eudave, L., Grzech, K., Ozery, D.H., Jackson, E.A., Luis Garcia, E.O., Drexler, S.M., Jurković, A.P., Rana, K., Wilson, J.P., … Micheli, L., … Moshontz, H. (2021). A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Human Behavior, 5, 1089–1110. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-021-01173-x
Wahn, B., Kingstone, A. (2021). Humans share task load with a computer partner if (they believe that) it acts human-like. Acta Psychologica, 212, 103205, doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2020.103205
Wahn, B., Ruuskanen, V., Kingstone, A., & Mathôt, S. (2021). Coordination effort in joint action is reflected in pupil size. Acta Psychologica, 215, 103291. doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2021.103291
Wahn, B., Schmitz, L., Kingstone, A., & Böckler-Raettig, A. (2021). When eyes beat lips: speaker gaze affects audiovisual integration in the McGurk illusion. Psychological Research, 1-14.
2020
Breil, C. & Böckler, A. (2020). The lens shapes the view: On task dependency in ToM research. Current Behavioral Neuroscience Reports, 7, 41-50.
Götz, F., Böckler, A., & Eder, A. (2020). Low numbers from a low head? Effects of observed head orientation on numerical cognition. Psychological Research, 1-14.
Huijsmans, I., Ma, I., Micheli, L.R., Civai, C., Stallen, M., Sanfey, A.G. (2019). A scarcity mindset alters neural processing underlying value-based decision making. PNAS, 116 (24), 11699-11704. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1818572116
Micheli, L., Gagnon, N. (2020). Unequal chances: Ex ante fairness and individual control. Scientific Reports ,10, 21862. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-78335-w
Tholen, M. G., Trautwein, F. M., Böckler, A., Singer, T., & Kanske, P. (2020). Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) item analysis of empathy and theory of mind. Human Brain Mapping.
Tierney, W., Hardy, J. H. III., Ebersole, C., Leavitt, K., Viganola, D., Clemente, E., Gordon, M., Dreber, A.A., Johannesson, M., Pfeiffer, T., Hiring Decisions Forecasting Collaboration, & Uhlmann, E.L. (2020). Creative destruction in science. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 161, 291-309.
Trautwein, F.-M., Kanske, P., Böckler, A., & Singer, T. (2020). Differential benefits of mental training types for attention, compassion, and theory of mind. Cognition, 194, 104039.
Wahn, B., Rohe, T., Gearhart, A., Kingstone, A. & Sinnett, S. (2020). Performing a task jointly enhances the sound-induced flash illusion. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology. doi.org/10.1177/1747021820942687
Wahn, B., Czeszumski, A., Labusch, M., Kingstone, A., & König, P. (2020). Dyadic and triadic search: Benefits, costs, and predictors of group performance. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. doi.org/10.3758/s13414-019-01915-0
Wahn, B., Dosso, J., & Kingstone, A. (2020) Audiovisual integration during joint action: No effects for motion discrimination and temporal order judgment tasks. Frontiers in Psychology. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00079
Wahn, B. & Kingstone, A. (2020). Labor division in joint tasks: Humans maximize use of their individual attentional capacities. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics. doi.org/10.3758/s13414-020-02012-3
2019
Böckler, A. (2019). Why we share our cookies: Prosocial behavior from a psychological perspective. Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht über die biologisch-anthropologische Literatur.
Didino, D., Breil, C., & Knops, A. (2019). The influence of semantic processing and response latency on the SNARC effect. Acta Psychologica, 196, 75-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2019.04.008
Kotter, R., Kräplin, A., Pittig, A., & Bühringer, G. (in press). Gambling problems seldom come alone: Prevalence and temporal relationships of mental health problems in casino excluders. International Gambling Studies. doi:10.1080/14459795.2019.1575451
Lehmann, K., Maliske, L., Böckler, A., & Kanske, P. (2019). Social impairments in mental disorders: Recent developments in studying the mechanisms of interactive behavior. Clinical Psychology in Europe, 1, e33143.
Riechelmann, E., Raettig, T., Böckler, A., & Huestegge, L. (2019). Gaze interaction: Anticipation-based control of the gaze of others. Psychological Research, 1-20.
Riechelmann*, E., Weller*, L., Huestegge, L., Böckler, A., & Pfister, R. (2019). Revisiting intersubjective action-effect binding: No evidence for social moderators. Attention, Perception & Psychophysics, 81(6), 1991–2002. doi:10.3758/s13414-019-01715-6
* contributed equally
2018
Böckler, A., Tusche, A., Schmidt, P., & Singer, T. (2018). Distinct mental trainings differentially enhance altruistically motivated, norm motivated, and self-reported prosocial behaviour. Scientific Reports, 8(1), 13560.
Bühringer, G., Kotter, R., Czernecka, R., & Kräplin, A. (2018). Beyond Reno II: Who cares for vulnerable gamblers? SUCHT, 64(5-6), 325–334. doi:10.1024/0939-5911/a000566
Kotter, R., Kräplin, A., Pittig, A., & Bühringer, G. (2018). A systematic review of land‑based self‑exclusion programs: Demographics, gambling behavior, gambling problems, mental symptoms, and mental health. Journal of Gambling Studies. doi: 10.1007/s10899‑018‑9777‑8
Lumma, A. L., Valk, S., Böckler, A., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. (2018). Change in emotional self-concept following socio-cognitive training relates to structural plasticity of the prefrontal cortex. Brain and Behavior, 8(4). pdf
Pittig, A., Kotter, R., & Hoyer, J. (2018). What makes behavioral therapists struggle with exposure? Self-reported practicability, negative beliefs, and therapist distress about exposure-based interventions. Behavior Therapy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beth.2018.07.003
van der Wel, R., Welsh, T., & Böckler, A. (2018). Talking heads or talking eyes? Effects of head orientation and sudden onset gaze cues on attention capture. Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, 1-6. pdf
2017
Böckler*, A., Herrmann*, L., Trautwein, F.-M., Holmes, T. & Singer, T. (2017). Know thy Selves: Learning to understand oneself increases the ability to understand others. Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, 1-13. pdf
* contributed equally
Böckler*, A., Sharifi*, M., Kanske, P., Dziobek, I., & Singer, T. (2017). Social decision making in narcissism: Reduced generosity and increased retaliation are driven by alterations in perspective-taking and anger. Personality and Individual Differences, 104, 1-7. pdf
* contributed equally
Lumma, A.-L., Böckler, A., Vrticka, P., & Singer, T. (2017). Who am I? Differential effects of three contemplative mental trainings on emotional word use in self-descriptions. Self and Identity, 16(5), 607–628. pdf
Kotter, R., Kräplin, A., & Bühringer, G. (2017). Casino self- and forced excluders’ gambling behavior before and after exclusion. Journal of Gambling Studies, 34(2), 597–615. doi: 10.1007/s10899‑017‑9732‑0
Valk, S. L., Bernhardt, B. C., Trautwein, F. M., Böckler, A., & Kanske, P., Guizard, N., ... & Singer, T. (2017). Structural plasticity of the social brain: Differential change after socio-affective and cognitive mental training. Science Advances, 3(10), e1700489. pdf
2016
Böckler*, A., Kanske*, P., Trautwein, F. M., Lesemann, F. H. P., & Singer, T. (2016). Are strong empathizers better mentalizers? Evidence for independence and interaction between the routes of social cognition. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, nsw052. pdf
* contributed equally
Böckler, A., Tusche, A., & Singer, T. (2016). The structure of human prosociality: Differentiating altruistically motivated, norm motivated, strategically motivated and self-reported prosocial behavior. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(6), 530-541. pdf
Bornemann, B., Kok, B. E., Böckler, A., & Singer, T. (2016). Helping from the heart: Voluntary up-regulation of heart rate variability predicts altruistic behavior. Biological Psychology, 119, 54-63. pdf
Huestegge, L., & Böckler, A. (2016). Out of the corner of the driver's eye: Peripheral processing of hazards in static traffic scenes. Journal of Vision, 16(2), 11-11. pdf
Molenberghs, P., Trautwein, F.-M., Böckler, A., Singer, T., & Kanske, P. (2016). Neural correlates of metacognitive ability and of feeling confident: A large scale fMRI study. Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, nsw093. pdf
Tusche, A., Böckler, A., Kanske, P., Trautwein, F.-M., & Singer, T. (2016). Decoding the charitable brain: Empathy, perspective taking and attention shifts differentially predict altruistic giving. The Journal of Neuroscience, 36, 4719-4732. pdf
Valk, S., Bernhardt, B., Böckler, A., Kanske, P., & Singer, T. (2016). Substrates of metacognition on perception and metacognition on higher-order cognition relate to different subsystems of the mentalizing network. Human Brain Mapping, 37(10), 3388-3399. pdf
Valk, S.L., Bernhardt, B., Böckler, A., Trautwein, F.-M., Kanske, P., & Singer, T. (2016). Socio-cognitive phenotypes differentially modulate large-scale structural covariance networks. Cerebral Cortex, bhv319. pdf
2015
Böckler, A., Eskenazi, T., Sebanz, N., & Rueschemeyer, S.-A. (2015). (How) observed eye-contact modulates gaze following. An fMRI study. Cognitive Neuroscience, 7(1-4), 55-66. pdf
Böckler*, A., Kanske*, P., Trautwein*, F.-M., & Singer, T. (2015). Dissecting the social brain: Introducing the EmpaToM to reveal distinct neural networks and brain-behavior relations for empathy and Theory of Mind. NeuroImage, 122, 6-19. pdf
* contributed equally
Böckler, A., van der Wel, R., & Welsh, T. (2015). Eyes only? Perceiving eye contact is neither sufficient nor necessary for attentional capture by face direction. Acta Psychologica, 160, 134-140. pdf
2014
Böckler, A., Hömke, P., & Sebanz, N. (2014). Invisible man: Exclusion from shared attention affects gaze behavior and self-reports. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5(2), 140-148. pdf
Böckler, A., Timmermans, B., Sebanz, N., Vogeley, K., & Schilbach, L. (2014). Effects of observing eye contact on gaze following in high-functioning autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 44(7), 1651-1658. pdf
Böckler, A., van der Wel, R. P. R. D., & Welsh, T. N. (2014). Catching eyes: Effects of social and nonsocial cues on attention capture. Psychological Science, 25(3), 720-727. pdf
2013
Böckler, A., & Zwickel, J. (2013). Influences of spontaneous perspective taking on spatial and identity processing of faces. Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, 8(7), 735-740. pdf
2012
Böckler, A., Knoblich, G., & Sebanz, N. (2012). Effects of a coactor’s focus of attention on task performance. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 38(6), 1404-1415. pdf
Böckler, A., & Sebanz, N. (2012). A co-actor’s focus of attention affects attention allocation and stimulus processing: An EEG study. Social Neuroscience, 7(6), 565-577. pdf
2011
Böckler, A., Alpay, G., & Stürmer, B. (2011). Accessory stimuli affect prerequisites of conflict, not conflict control: A Simon-task ERP study. Experimental Psychology, 58(2), 102-109. pdf
Böckler, A., Knoblich, G., & Sebanz, N. (2011). Observing shared attention modulates gaze following. Cognition, 120(2), 292-298. pdf
Böckler, A., Knoblich, G., & Sebanz, N. (2011). Giving a helping hand: Effects of joint attention on mental rotation of body parts. Experimental Brain Research, 211(3-4), 531-545. pdf
Book Chapters
2017
Böckler, A., Sebanz, N., Wilkinson, A., & Huber, L. (2017). Solving social coordination problems: From ants to apes. In S. Shepherd (Ed.), The Handbook of Evolutionary Neuroscience. New York: Rockefeller
Bühringer, G., Kotter, R., & Kräplin, A. (2017). Ätiologie von Glücksspielstörungen – Implikationen für den Verbraucherschutz. In J. Krüper (Ed.), Zertifizierung und Akkreditierung als Instrumente qualitativer Glücksspielregulierung (pp. 35–57). Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck.
2015
Kanske*, P., Böckler*, A., & Singer, T. (2015). Models, mechanisms and moderators dissociating empathy and Theory of Mind. In M. Wöhr, & S. Krach (Eds.), Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences – Social Behavior from Rodents to Humans: Neural Foundations and Clinical Implications. pdf
* shared first authors
2013
Böckler, A., & Sebanz, N. (2013). Linking joint attention and joint action. In H. S. Terrace, & J. Metcalfe (Eds.), Agency and joint attention. (pp. 206-215). New York: Oxford University Press.
2010
Böckler, A., Knoblich, G., & Sebanz, N. (2010). Socializing Cognition. In B. Glatzeder, V. Goel, & A. Mueller (Eds.), Perspectives on Thinking. Heidelberg: Springer.
