Advances in Psychology Research presents original research results on the leading edge of psychology. Each chapter has been carefully selected in an attempt to present substantial advances across a broad spectrum. Contents: Preface; Cognitive Psychology: Explicit and Implicit Processes of Metacognition; Behavioural Psychology: A Cross Sectional and Prospective Study of Crying in the First Year of Life; Cognitive Psychology: The Structure and Measurements of Self-Concept for University Students; Behavioural Psychology: Training Behaviours of the Self-employed in Canada: A Decision Tree Analysis; Attenuation of Shock-Elicited Pain by Electrical Prepulses; Social Psychology: Perceptions of Financial Stability in Retirement: Do Americans Really Know What to Expect?; Resilience of Maltreated Children in the Family; The Political Psychology of Interstate Rivalry; Index.