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

Aging is generally associated with differences in associative memory, which is memory for
relationships between arbitrary pieces of information. There are two predominant …

Information portals are usually created to support the integration of migrants into a host
country. However, the information-seeking process can be exhausting, cumbersome and …

Thirty years ago, the subfields of emotion and cognition operated relatively independently
and the associated science reflected the tacit view that they were distinct constructs. Today …

Considerable research has shown effects of facial appearance on trait impressions and
group stereotypes. We extended those findings in two studies that investigated the …

The ability of decision making plays a highly relevant role in our survival, but is adversely
affected during the process of aging. The present review aims to provide a better …

This study aimed to determine whether the observed tendency to remember more positive
than negative past events (positivity phenomena) also appears when recalling hypothetical …

Affective information is processed in different ways across one's lifespan. Explanations for
this pattern of performance are multiple and range from top-down motivational shifts and …

The present study tested the influence of stimuli emotional valence, emotional arousal, and
typicality on memory recollection in three groups of participants exposed to the same …

Previous studies consistently showed age-related differences in temporal judgment and
temporal memory. Importantly, emotional valence plays a crucial role in older adults' …