Food for thought: the enhanced recall of metaphorical food sentences independent of hunger.

Metaphorical sentences are assumed to be related to more costly processes than their literal counterparts. However, given their frequent use in our daily lives, metaphorical sentences "must come with a benefit" (Noveck et al. Metaphor Symb 16:109-121.

Comparing competing characterizations suggests there might be more than one type of interest.

Although there is general consensus concerning the importance and function of interest in our daily lives, there is little agreement about its nature. Four studies of increasing ecological validity (total N = 993) were carried out to compare two different characterizations of interest in terms of the key appraisals involved. The findings indicate that while a two-appraisal model is suitable to explain the interest we can feel towards simple stimuli, a more complex model may better capture the nature of interest in the real world.

Personal and social protective factors of cyberhate: A general strain theory approach.

Adolescents of today grow up in a connected world. While online communication offers great opportunities, it can also have negative impact on adolescents' life. In this work, we are interested in the use of online communication tools to share and create cyberhate content.

More than just emotional intelligence online: introducing "digital emotional intelligence".

The ubiquitous nature of emotional intelligence, as a central theme in every aspect of our lives-be it at work, school, or home-coupled with the growing prevalence of digital interactions, makes it fundamental to develop our understanding of emotional intelligence in a digital world. However, the digital world represents more than just a contextual factor to consider, as interactions in digital environments require digital competence. The objective of this paper is to conceptualize "digital emotional intelligence" as the integration of both emotional intelligence and digital competence.

The role of epistemic emotions in learning from others.

Phillips et al. discuss whether knowledge or beliefs are more basic representations of others' minds, focusing on the primary function of knowledge representation: learning from others. We discuss links between emotion and "knowledge versus belief," and particularly the role of emotions in learning from others in mechanisms such as "social epistemic emotions" and "affective social learning.

Bored to Be Wild: How Boredom Is Related to Pre-Service Teachers' Intention to Persist in Their Studies.

Boredom is an emotion that often arises in an educational context. Past research suggests that boredom depends on specific cognitive appraisals, such as how people can control the task and how much they value it. Research further suggests that boredom is related to negative academic outcomes such as lower grades and a higher risk of dropping out.

Is knowledge emotion? The subjective emotional responses to wines depend on level of self-reported expertise and sensitivity to key information about the wine.

Many factors influence emotional responses evoked by wines. Here we assessed how self-reported wine expertise, tasting condition (blind vs. informed) as well as sensitivity to key information about wines (e.

Psychological Well-Being in a Connected World: The Impact of Cybervictimization in Children's and Young People's Life in France.

The Internet is at the heart of our children's and adolescents' way of life. Although it opens up many positive perspectives in terms of access to information, knowledge, and communication, it also presents risks and potential negative experiences that can have severe consequences at the individual level. In this paper, we are interested in studying the link between cybervictimization, psychological well-being, and social competence.

More Than Meets the Eye: The Impact of Materialism on Information Selection During Luxury Choices.

Visual attention is an important condition for consumer decision-making. However, not much is known on individuals' determinants of this visual attention. Using eye tracking, this study investigated how psychological values (i.

Associating a product with a luxury brand label modulates neural reward processing and favors choices in materialistic individuals.

The present study investigated the extent to which luxury vs. non-luxury brand labels (i.e.

Materialism moderates the impact of mortality salience on impulsive tendencies toward luxury brands.

Luxury goods have been shown to help individuals coping with death-related anxiety. However, the extent to which the symbolic value allocated to possessions (i.e.

When hunger does (or doesn't) increase unhealthy and healthy food consumption through food wanting: The distinctive role of impulsive approach tendencies toward healthy food.

Objective: Hunger indirectly triggers unhealthy high-calorie food consumption through its positive effect on the incentive value (or "wanting") for food. Yet, not everyone consumes unhealthy food in excess, suggesting that some individuals react differently when they are exposed to unhealthy high-calorie food, even when they are hungry. The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether individual differences in impulsive approach tendencies toward food may explain how, and for whom, hunger will influence unhealthy food consumption through its effect on food wanting.