Construal level theory proposes that temporal distance changes people's responses to
future events by changing the way people mentally represent those events. The greater the …

A great deal of research on emotion and memory has focused on the question of whether
emotion enhances memory. Based on this research, investigators have variously claimed …

People are capable of thinking about the future, the past, remote locations, another person's
perspective, and counterfactual alternatives. Without denying the uniqueness of each …

Perceptual bias occurs when beliefs deviate from reality. Democrats and Republicans are
thought to be especially susceptible to this type of biased-information processing. And yet …

Four studies examined the prediction of construal level theory that the more distant future
events would be construed in higher-level, more abstract, and simple terms. Objects were …

Psychologically distant things (objects, events) are those that are not present in the direct
experience of reality. We would like to set aside the philosophical questions regarding the …

This textbook provides an integrated and organized foundation for students seeking a brief
but comprehensive introduction to the field of relationship science. It emphasizes the …

Four studies were conducted to investigate the impact of self-enhancement motivation on
the temporal comparisons of victims of stressful life events. Study 1 revealed that (a) victims …

Once controversial, the idea that people's motivations can influence their cognitions now
plays an important role in current research on thinking and reasoning. This chapter …

Nearly every human society has reserved a special place for those denizens claiming the
ability to predict the fu-ture. Prophets, astrologers, shamans, witch doctors, and scientists are …