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Optimism: Is It A Personality Trait, Or Could People Possibly Learn It?
Research shows that optimism is correlated with various good outcomes: higher life expectancy, better recovery rates, success at work. But is optimism a personality trait, or could it be learned? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: There’s a
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New Content From Current Directions in Psychological Science
A sample of articles on mobile eye-tracking to study behavior in real-world environments, a framework for understanding cooperation, the construction of social networks, dynamic personality structures, and personalized computational models of reading acquisition and dyslexia.
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New Content From Perspectives on Psychological Science
A sample of articles on machine learning and measurement errors, executive function development, negative academic experiences, colorism in Asia, a meta-analytic investigation about the HEXACO model of personality, the use of tools and the human mind, and birthing consciousness as an altered state of consciousness.
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APS Establishes the Scott O. Lilienfeld APS Travel Award
The award will recognize graduate student achievement in clinical psychological science.
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New Research in Psychological Science
A sample of research on visual perception of distances, bilingualism and cognitive advantages, the attraction to villains, and aggression and anger, and a special editorial on good laboratory practices.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
A sample of research on the use of health-related apps and cyberchondria, different judgments during mental health treatments, social anxiety disorder and social interactions, the impact of mental disorders on personality development during adolescence, and reduction of intrusive memories after trauma exposure.