Several studies indicate that directional questions influence self-conceptions. For example, subjects asked "are you happy with your social life?" rated...
People seem to think that a unit of some entity (with certain constraints) is the appropriate and optimal amount. We...
This article describes a balance theory of wisdom and applies the theory to the context of schooling. First, the article...
Research on counterfactual thinking has shown that people's emotional responses to events are influenced by their thoughts about "what might...
Cognitive priming methodologies were employed to examine whether internally represented interpersonal information can affect the experience of self. In the...
The authors examined whether and when changes in the self lead to mistaken assessments that the world has changed. Survey...
Construal level theory proposes that temporal distance changes people's responses to future events by changing the way people mentally represent...
Default options can lead to striking differences in preferences, with significant economic impact. The authors of this Policy Forum use...
Using a simple videogame, the effect of ethnicity on shoot/don't shoot decisions was examined. African American or White targets, holding...
Inspired by potential theoretical linkages between nonconscious priming work in psychology and the anthropological emphasis on the impact of material...