Self-validation theory (SVT) is introduced and presented as a series of six postulates. The
core notion of SVT is that thoughts become more consequential for judgment and action as …

This study examined the psychological well-being of students enrolled in two gifted
programs with different service delivery models. Participants were 292 fifth-and sixth-grade …

The brain is essential to human adaptation to any environment including space. We
examined astronauts' brain function through their electrical EEG brain potential responses …

Stereotype threat posits that students who are members of negatively stereotyped groups in
school should feel more threat and less belonging, especially in schools with large …

To better understand doping-related attitude change, it is important to consider not only the
amount of thinking (ie, elaboration) done by message recipients, but also the favourability of …

We review work from persuasion science relevant to reducing prejudiced attitudes. We
begin by introducing the idea that the thoughts people generate–their number and valence …

This article presents self-validation theory (SVT) as a framework predicting when mental
contents guide performance. First, we illustrate how confidence can validate people's …

Children's well-being at school has only recently attracted much attention, in particular when
linked to school closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the assumption being that children …

以往关于元刻板印象的研究集中于消极视角, 而对积极元刻板印象如何影响认知加工缺乏相应
探讨. 本研究采用N-back 任务, 选取农村大学生为被试, 通过3 个实验考察积极元刻板印象激活 …

The interconnected and changing social, political and economic reality of the postmodern
era pushes for a perspective of language teaching that addresses the intercultural …