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How to win (and lose) friendships across cultures: Why relational mobility matters

... themselves. This idea is called the socio-ecological approach   to human behavior and psychology. And yes, the ecology bit ... and the Self: Implications for Cognition, Emotion, and Motivation. Psychological Review, 98(2), 224-253. Nisbett, R. E., Peng, ... / more

What is c Factor, and Where Can I Get It?

... c factor were ineffective in doing so. For instance, group motivation, unity, and satisfaction were not significant predictors of a ... Depending upon the group, a rigid or overly structured approach might actually curtail creativity and stifle the free flow of ... / more

Sleepy Politics: How Sleep Deprivation can Affect Political Decision Making

... Moreover, sleep deprivation can have negative effects on motivation and learning in a group. However, there are possible ways in which ... member can learn from another group member regarding how to approach this problem most effectively. This potential could remain untapped as ... / more

"We are ready to move!" An interview with Daniel Lakens and Klaus Fiedler on the current challenges in the field of psychological research

... it should change in the future. They describe their personal motivation and how the debate has affected their own work. ... and predicts the phenomenon would win the tournament. This approach would help us to overcome a certain type of irrational behavior. This ... / more

White lies and black lies: What they have in common and how they differ

... we next discuss cases of deception that result from the motivation to forge a positive relationship with the deceived or to please the ... detection of black lies – see [ 31 ] for a comprehensive approach. Concerning the detection of white lies, research has focused on the ... / more

The Effect of Acute Stress on Memory: How It Helps and How It Hurts

... Acute Stress Test (MAST): A quick and non-invasive approach to elicit robust autonomic and glucocorticoid stress responses. ... account. In B. H. Ross (Ed). The psychology of learning and motivation; Vol 61. San Diego, CA, US: Elsevier Academic Press. 29 ... / more

Risk assessment tools and criminal reoffending: Does bias determine who is “high risk”?

... offender’s lack of empathy for the victim and lack of motivation for treatment. Experts assigned more weight to these factors than to ... that might be realized by using a structured risk assessment approach. Case study: If a risk assessment tool indicated that Thomas ... / more

The Kids are Alright? An Interview with Well-Being Ambassador Will Williams and a Case for Bringing Mindfulness to Schools

... Meditation thing. How are you getting in there with this approach and why do you think it’s important to go this way? WW: I ... S., & Leggett, E. L. (1988). A social-cognitive approach to motivation and personality. Psychological Review, 95 , 256–273. 7 ... / more

Going the Extra Mile at Work: Helpful or Harmful?

... good or bad, researchers have begun to take a more nuanced approach that seeks to answer the question “For who is OCB good or bad, and ... effects more intensely compared to those with low prosocial motivation [ xvii ] . Highly prosocial employees try to help more ... / more

What career should I choose? How self-stereotyping can influence career decisions

... can help to make supervisors aware of a person’s career motivation and can animate the supervisor to give career support. It can also ... ideology, and menstrual attitudes: A social identity approach. Sex Roles, 27 (1), 17-37. doi: 10.1007/BF00289652 [5] ... / more