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Give Affect Science, Get Positive Emotion
A report from the 2012 Science & Engineering Festival WASHINGTON — “Oh, I’m so glad that we found you!” one mother exclaimed as she and her young daughter approached the Affective Science Institute’s booth at
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Can You Instill Mental Toughness?
TIME: To be mentally tough is to resist the urge to give up in the face of failure, to maintain focus and determination in pursuit of one’s goals, and to emerge from adversity even stronger
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That Impulsive, Moody Preschooler May Grow Up to Be a Problem Gambler
Give me the child at 3 and I will give you the adult compulsive gambler. That is the striking finding of a new study in Psychological Science, a journal published by the Association for Psychological
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April Fool’s! A Reading List All About Humor
Why did the chicken cross the road? And why is that joke never funny? Psychological science has the answers. Peter McGraw, who directs the Humor Research Lab at the University of Colorado, Boulder, offers this
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Engaging in Organizational Citizenship Behaviors
We are Joe Goodman, from Illinois State University, and Grant Corser, from Southern Utah University, and we presented our research at the APS 23rd Annual Convention in Washington, DC.
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Change Your Hand, Change Your Mood!
ABC Radio Brisbane: Do you have anger management problems? Do you yell at other drivers on the road or feel a swell of rage when people jump queues? Help may be at hand. Dr Thomas
