A growth mindset is the belief that human capacities are not fixed but can be developed over
time, and mindset research examines the power of such beliefs to influence human …

Since the publication of Peng and Nisbett's seminal paper on dialectical thinking, a
substantial amount of empirical research has replicated and expanded on the core finding …

Rationale Recent meta-analytic research indicates that social support and social integration
are highly protective against mortality, and that their importance is comparable to, or …

Since the publication of our first text on social cognition, a lot has changed for us personally
(children come and gone, grandchildren have arrived, new jobs, new houses) and …

The brand relationship literature shows that the humanizing of brands and products
generates more favorable consumer attitudes and thus enhances brand performance …

Contemporary research on meta-cognition has reintroduced conscious experience into
psychological research on learning and stimulated a fresh look at classical experiential …

Preparing students for work, citizenship, and life in the 21st century is complicated.
Globalization, technology, migration, international competition, changing markets, and …

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling
overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes …

Bridging Differences: Effective Intergroup Communication is based on the assumption that
the processes operating when we communicate with people from other groups are the same …

Research on implicit person theories shows that people who believe that human attributes
are immutable (“entity theorists”) are particularly prone to endorse social stereotypes and to …