Rumination, defined as repetitive thinking about negative information, has been found to
lead to serious maladaptive consequences, including longer and more severe episodes of …

People constantly talk about past experiences. Burgeoning psychological research has
examined the role of communication in remembering by placing rememberers in …

Emotions are ubiquitous in academic settings, and they profoundly affect students' academic
engagement and performance. In this chapter, we summarize the extant research on …

Success and failure in achievement settings are of critical importance throughout students'
educational careers. Across various academic domains, individual achievement shapes …

Being happy or sad influences the content and style of thought. One explanation is that affect
serves as information about the value of whatever comes to mind. Thus, when a person …

This article reviews recent evidence for the benefits of negative affect for thinking and
behavior, consistent with evolutionary theories suggesting an adaptive function for all …

Retrieving a subset of items can cause the forgetting of other items, a phenomenon referred
to as retrieval-induced forgetting. According to some theorists, retrieval-induced forgetting is …

David Groome with Hazel Dewart, Anthony Esgate, Kevin Gurney, Richard Kemp, and
Nicola Towell. An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: Processes and Disorders is a …

Emotions are ubiquitous in academic settings, yet educational research has neglected these
emotions, test anxiety research and attributional studies being two notable exceptions. More …

Educational settings are replete with affective experiences, anxiety and fun, frustration and
fulfillment, disappointment and pride. The relationship between affect and cognition is …