We review conceptual arguments and research on the role of asymmetric frontal cortical
activity in emotional and motivational processes. The current article organizes and reviews …

Recent developments and studies in brain-computer interface (BCI) technologies have
facilitated emotion detection and classification. Many BCI studies have sought to investigate …

Since its introduction to the social psychology literature 60 years ago, Festinger's cognitive
dissonance theory (CDT) has been frequently applied to the management literature to …

A majority of people the world over eat meat, yet many of these same people experience
discomfort when the meat on their plate is linked to the death of animals. We draw on this …

People are motivated to perceive themselves as having control over their lives.
Consequently, they respond to events and cognitions that reduce control with compensatory …

The social psychological literature on threat and defense is fragmented. Groups of
researchers have focused on distinct threats, such as mortality, uncertainty, uncontrollability …

Rationalization occurs when a person has performed an action and then concocts the
beliefs and desires that would have made it rational. Then, people often adjust their own …

We review research on the structure and functions of emotions that has benefitted from a
serious consideration of both discrete and dimensional perspectives on emotion. To …

Welcome to the third edition of The Psychology of Attitudes & Attitude Change. As you would
expect, this edition contains many new developments. As a starting point, Bas Verplanken …

Social identities are associated with normative standards for thought and action, profoundly
influencing the behavioral choices of individual group members. These social norms provide …