'Valence weight bias' is a psychological term that denotes a person's tendency to adapt to new circumstances by drawing more strongly from either positive or negative attitudes. An example of this is ...

Negative reinforcement encourages specific behaviors by removing or avoiding negative consequences or stimuli. It is different than punishment, which aims to discourage a specific behavior. Negative ...

As readers of this blog know very well, I argue that procrastination is an emotion-focused coping response. We use avoidance to cope with negative emotions. For example, if a task makes us feel ...