psychology

Third-Person Self-Talk Reduces Ebola Worry and Risk Perception by Enhancing Rational Thinking

BACKGROUND. During the fall of 2014, the threat of an Ebola outbreak gripped the United States (Poll, 8–12 October 2014; see Harvard School of Public Health & SSRS, 2014), creating a unique opportunity to advance basic knowledge concerning how …

The Psychology of Acquisitiveness

Acquisitiveness as a Normally Distributed Trait