People approach pleasure and avoid pain. To discover the true nature of approach–
avoidance motivation, psychologists need to move beyond this hedonic principle to the …

While there is a growing body of research on free thoughts such as fantasies and
daydreams, the question of whether and how fantasies lead to effortful action and successful …

En 2002, Daniel Kahneman recevait le Nobel d'économie. Evénement exceptionnel dans
l'histoire du prix, car le lauréat est avant tout un psychologue. Simplement, depuis le début …

New York Times bestselling author Sam Harris's first book, The End of Faith, ignited a
worldwide debate about the validity of religion. In the aftermath, Harris discovered that most …

A smart and funny book by a prominent Harvard psychologist, which uses groundbreaking
research and (often hilarious) anecdotes to show us why we're so lousy at predicting what …

All animals can predict the hedonic consequences of events they've experienced before. But
humans can predict the hedonic consequences of events they've never experienced by …

Psychologically distant things (objects, events) are those that are not present in the direct
experience of reality. We would like to set aside the philosophical questions regarding the …

In 2004, Vanessa Fong offered a groundbreaking ethnographic exploration of the social,
economic, and psychological development of children born since China's one-child policy …

The relationship between money and happiness is surprisingly weak, which may stem in
part from the way people spend it. Drawing on empirical research, we propose eight …

Ignorance is generally pictured as an unwanted state of mind, and the act of willful
ignorance may raise eyebrows. Yet people do not always want to know, demonstrating a …