Substantial increases in the relative and absolute number of older persons in our society
pose a challenge for biology, social and behavioral science, and medicine. Successful …

Academics have shown a growing interest in the effects of resource scarcity—a discrepancy
between one's current resource levels and a higher, more desirable reference point …

A comprehensive perspective on human nature by one of the undisputed masters of the
psychological sciences The final book by psychology's most eminent modern figure, Dr …

Psychological resilience has become a popular concept. Owing to that popularity, the word
resilience has taken on myriad and often overlapping meanings. To be a useful framework …

Comprehensive reference on the nature of motivation and emotion, thoroughly updated with
the latest research and findings in the field Understanding Motivation and Emotion seeks to …

Why are some performers exhilarated and energized about performing in public, while
others feel a crushing sense of fear and dread, and experience public performance as an …

The present article examines the nature and function of human agency within the conceptual
model of triadic reciprocal causation. In analyzing the operation of human agency in this …

The articles included in the special series in this issue of Developmental Psychology
demonstrate that perceived self-efficacy for memory functioning is an important facet of …

We hope that we have presented information in a way that is accessible to clinicians,
laypersons, and... other people who have experienced trauma. We have also tried to …

The psychological theory of expectation that David Huron proposes in Sweet Anticipation
grew out of the author's experimental efforts to understand how music evokes emotions …