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Calm, Cool, and Collected: Research on Affect and Emotion Regulation
Alicia Grandey Sooner or later, we’re all a slave to our emotions, whether we’re yelling at the driver who just cut us off in traffic or crying after Bambi’s mother dies. However, we are usually
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With Age Comes Happiness: Study Suggests Older Adults Have Better Emotional Control
As people age, things fall apart. You can’t read without glasses—or even with them. Bones weaken. You can’t find your keys. And yet, people tend to become happier as they age. A new paper published
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A Positive Mood Allows Your Brain to Think More Creatively
People who watch funny videos on the internet at work aren’t necessarily wasting time. They may be taking advantage of the latest psychological science—putting themselves in a good mood so they can think more creatively.
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Does Botox impair human understanding?
Hollywood film directors were among the first to recognize the downside of Botox. Several years ago, Martin Scorsese, whose works include Raging Bull, Taxi Driver and The Departed, became an early and outspoken critic of
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The ignorant and the furious: video and catharsis
The Greek philosopher Aristotle had many original and enduring ideas, but he didn’t get everything right. One idea that’s been pretty much debunked by modern psychology is catharsis. Catharsis is the notion that we can
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An angry voter is an ignorant voter
Imagine this scenario: You lost your job at the lumber yard early in 2009. Nobody is building new homes these days, and this slowdown has trickled down to suppliers all over the country. What’s worse