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Are We Bad at Forecasting Our Emotions? It Depends on How You Measure Accuracy
How will you feel if you fail that test? Awful, really awful, you say. Then you fail the test and, yes, you feel bad—but not as bad as you thought you would. This pattern holds
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Do we bounce back quickest when life hurts us the most?
Business Insider: Do we bounce back quickest when life hurts us the most? Yes. Often we bounce back from painful events more quickly than we would guess: Intense hedonic states trigger psychological processes that are
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Why do older people view life in a sunnier light than the young?
Examiner: Why do older people view life in a sunnier light than the young? Have older folks come to terms with loss, change, and the ability to let it go–at least when it comes to
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Why Are Older People Happier?
Older people tend to be happier. But why? Some psychologists believe that cognitive processes are responsible—in particular, focusing on and remembering positive events and leaving behind negative ones; those processes, they think, help older people
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Thomas F. Denson
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia What does your research focus on? I am a social psychologist interested in the causes and consequences of anger and aggression. The work in my laboratory takes a
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Turn That Frown Upside Down
How can you make your day better? Turn that frown upside down. As corny as that phrase is, science can back it up. As part of the Wall Street Journal’s “Is It True” video series
