Half-Full or Half-Empty? Your Memory Depends on It
When you hit a wall backing out of the driveway, and smash up your whole car, do you think, now I can get a new car? Or, how am I going to pay for it? Half-full or half-empty. How you see the world may affect your ability to hold on to your memories as you age. According to a new study, a positive attitude predicts less memory decline, newswise.com reports. "A new study published has found that people who feel enthusiastic and cheerful—what psychologists call ' positive affect' —are less likely to experience memory decline as they age. This result adds to a growing body of research on positive affect’s role in healthy aging ," says the web site. A team of researchers analyzed data from 991 middle-aged and older U.S. adults who participated in a national study conducted between 1995 and 1996, 2004 and 2006, and 2013 and 2014. In each assessment, participants reported on a range of positive emotions they had experienced during the past 30 days. Seeing a cherry tree