'Valence weight bias' is a psychological term that denotes a person's tendency to adapt to new circumstances by drawing more strongly from either positive or negative attitudes. An example of this is ...

“The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.”―John Milton, Paradise Lost “Almost all painful feelings have their source in an incorrect way of looking at ...

Putting off a burdensome task may seem like a universal trait, but new research suggests that people whose negative attitudes tend to dictate their behavior in a range of situations are more likely to ...

Most of us know someone in the workplace who always is complaining. They don’t like their boss, their co-workers, their work schedule, the temperature in the office, or even the free food at the team ...

I once sat in next to a well-dressed man who was clearly having a bad day. Endless phone calls had him almost yelling at the person on the other end of the line. I started feeling uncomfortable but I ...

I’ll also be asking each of you the question “If attitudes are contagious, would you want someone to catch yours?” Follow up questions would be “If you could choose anyone else’s attitude, whose would ...

A couple of weeks ago, while talking with our social psychology students, I was reminded of a recent research trip to Ethiopia. We were talking in class about the influence of culture on social ...