Socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) is a theory of life-span development grounded in the
uniquely human ability to monitor time. SST maintains that the approach of endings …

Previous research has not led to any agreement as to the normative trajectory of relationship
satisfaction. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we summarize the available …

Highlights•Neural degradation and cognitive impairment cannot account for the positivity
effect.•Cognitive load reduces the positivity effect.•Constraints on time horizons produce the …

In contrast to long-held axioms of old age as a time of “doom and gloom,” mounting
evidence indicates an age-related positivity effect in attention and memory. However …

The “positivity effect” refers to an age-related trend that favors positive over negative stimuli
in cognitive processing. Relative to their younger counterparts, older people attend to and …

The past several decades have witnessed unidimensional decline models of aging give way
to life-span developmental models that consider how specific processes and strategies …

The subjective sense of future time plays an essential role in human motivation. Gradually,
time left becomes a better predictor than chronological age for a range of cognitive …

Divergent trajectories characterize the aging mind: Processing capacity declines, while
judgment, knowledge, and emotion regulation are relatively spared. We maintain that these …

Focusing primarily on functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), this article reviews
evidence regarding the roles of subregions of the medial temporal lobes, prefrontal cortex …

There have been extensive discussions about whether emotional memories contain more
accurate detail than nonemotional memories do, or whether individuals simply believe that …