This article reviews the current state of knowledge and promising new directions concerning
the psychology of pandemics. Pandemics are disease outbreaks that spread globally�…

A review and meta-analysis of methodological and subject variables influencing the
exposure–affect relationship was performed on studies of the mere exposure effect�…

Sensation seeking is a trait describing the tendency to seek novel, varied, complex, and
intense sensations and experiences and the willingness to take risks for the sake of such�…

Living with people who differ--racially, ethnically, religiously, or economically--is the most
urgent challenge facing civil society today. We tend socially to avoid engaging with people�…

The outbreak of a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic was a great threat to the physical
and mental health of the general population. Our research aimed to investigate the�…

The linkages of achievement-related boredom with students' appraisals and performance
outcomes were examined in a series of 5 exploratory, cross-sectional, and predictive�…

Exposure to 'real'nature can increase positive affect and decrease negative affect, but direct
access is not always possible, eg for people in health/care settings who often experience�…

The 3 studies reported here were designed to clarify the nature of the personality trait of
impulsivity. Two types of impulsivity were distinguished. Dysfunctional impulsivity is the�…

Two studies examined the reliability and validity of the Physical Activity Enjoyment Scale
(PACES). In Study 1, each subject rode an exercise bicycle under control and external focus�…

Since the origins of psychology, curiosity has occupied a pivotal position in the study of
motivation, emotion, and cognition; and disciplines as far-ranging as biology, economics�…