Descriptions of the “great teacher” as an inspiring figure are abundant in professional discourse, yet the biological and psychological processes that might underpin inspirational teaching, and sustain it across a working life, remain loosely specified. Interest in educational neuroscience has grown quickly, and claims...
Current positive psychological theories conceptualize hope primarily as a cognitive–motivational process, involving beliefs about one’s capacity to generate pathways to desired goals and the perceived agency to pursue them. Such models implicitly rely on a temporality characterized by predictability and control. Howeve...
A growing body of research in neuroscience and cognitive science indicates that core aspects of decision-making, evaluation, and insight are substantially driven by processes occurring outside of conscious awareness, challenging models that position conscious processes as the primary drivers of these functions. This ar...
Superstitious beliefs are widespread across cultures and continue to influence everyday thoughts, emotions, decisions, and behaviours despite the development of scientific and rational modes of thinking. Superstitions may include beliefs in good or bad luck, omens, lucky objects, rituals, numbers, signs, and perceived...
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