Affect inductions have become essential for testing theories of affect and for conducting
experimental research on the effects of mood and emotion. The current review takes stock of …

Perceptions of failure have been implicated in a range of psychological disorders, and even
a single experience of failure can heighten anxiety and depression. However, not all …

This book provides the most thorough view available on this new and intriguing dimension
of workplace psychology, which is the basis of fulfilling, productive work. The book begins by …

Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance
distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …

Research has established that acts of self-control deplete a resource required for
subsequent self-control tasks. The present investigation revealed that a psychological …

Narratives enable readers to vividly experience fictional and non-fictional contexts. Writers
use a variety of language features to control these experiences: they direct readers in how to …

The term “ability traits” is generally associated with British psychologist, Raymond Cattell,
who distinguished ability traits from dynamic traits (motivations) and temperament traits …

Recent experimental studies show that emotions can have a significant effect on the way we
think, decide, and solve problems. This paper presents a series of four experiments on how …

Although previous evidence suggests that working memory capacity (WMC) is important for
success at emotion regulation, that evidence may reveal simply that people with higher …

Meta-analyses and reviews on emotion research have shown the use of film clips to be one
of the most effective methods of mood induction. Nonetheless, the effectiveness of this …