While there is a growing body of research on free thoughts such as fantasies and
daydreams, the question of whether and how fantasies lead to effortful action and successful …

We define self-enhancement and self-protection as interests that individuals have in
advancing one or more self-domains or defending against negative self-views. We review …

The classroom is an emotional place. The countless hours students spend attending class,
completing projects, taking exams, and building social relationships translate into progress …

In 11 studies, we found that participants typically did not enjoy spending 6 to 15 minutes in a
room by themselves with nothing to do but think, that they enjoyed doing mundane external …

The psychological theory of expectation that David Huron proposes in Sweet Anticipation
grew out of the author's experimental efforts to understand how music evokes emotions …

This book is about savoring life—the capacity to attend to the joys, pleasures, and other
positive feelings that we experience in our lives. The authors enhance our understanding of …

Have you ever had recurrent thoughts about a former flame, experienced difficulty focusing
on your work because you kept thinking about an upcoming vacation, or reminded yourself …

Mind-wandering refers to the occurrence of thoughts whose content is both decoupled from
stimuli present in the current environment and unrelated to the task being carried out at the …

Several theories claim that dreaming is a random by-product of REM sleep physiology and
that it does not serve any natural function. Phenomenal dream content, however, is not as …

Isolated reports have long suggested a similarity in content and thought processes across
mind wandering (MW) during waking, and dream mentation during sleep. This overlap has …