Affective forecasting, also known as hedonic forecasting, is predicting how you will feel in the future. Researchers had long examined the idea of making predictions about the future, but ...

While psychosis refers to a heterogeneous group of disorders defined as consisting of positive symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, and thought-alienation phenomena), negative symptoms (alogia, ...

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Defining AI chatbot personality could be based on how a bot “feels” about itself or on how a person feels about the bot they’re interacting with.

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With Blue Monday around the corner, you’re not alone if you’re feeling a little off. The question is, does Seasonal Affective Disorder have something to answer for? We chatted with Abigail Holman, a ...

The latest research shows that people desire psychological richness within their lives. Understanding why will help you get ...

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