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Most research on cognitive processes and drug abuse has focused on theories and methods of explicit cognition, asking people directly tintrospect about the causes of their behavior However, it may be questioned twhat extent such methods reflect fundamental aspects of human cognition and motivation Therefore, basic cognition researchers have started tassess implicit cognitions, defined as introspectively unidentified (or inaccurately identified) traces of past experience that mediate feeling, thought, or action Such approaches are less sensitive tself-justification and social desirability and offer other advantages over traditional approaches underscored by explicit cognition This handbook is the first tbring together developments in basic research on implicit cognition with recent developments in addiction research, thus providing an opportunity tmove the field forward by integrating research from previously independent fields that are relevant for a better understanding of the etiology, prevention, and treatment of addictive behaviors
