Environmental psychology is a field concerned with transactions between humans and their
environments. Since human–environment interactions are culture-bound, a fuller …

Historically, the field of psychology has focused on racial biases at an individual level,
considering the effects of various stimuli on individual racial attitudes and biases. This …

This chapter introduces readers to a basic model and framework with which to understand
how human cultures influence, and are influenced by, psychological processes and …

Understanding of human brain development has advanced rapidly as the field of
developmental cognitive neuroscience (DCN) has matured into an established scientific …

There is a strong scientific consensus that anthropogenic climate change is happening and
that its impacts can put both ecological and human systems in jeopardy. Social psychology …

Brain and cognitive development is a burgeoning area of scientific inquiry, with tremendous
potential to better the lives of children. Large scale longitudinal neuroimaging studies offer …

Abstract The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) is an
instrument to screen substance-use-related health risks. However, little is known whether …

Motivating effortful behaviour is a problem employers, governments and nonprofits face
globally. However, most studies on motivation are done in Western, educated, industrialized …

Like psychology more broadly, developmental psychology has long suffered from a narrow
focus on children from WEIRD societies—or those that are Western, Educated …

Psychology research from Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD)
countries, especially from the United States, receives more scientific attention than research …