The Goldilocks principle is the idea that there is an ideal amount of some measurable substance, an amount in the middle or mean of a continuum of amounts, and that this amount is "just right" for ...

When it comes to stress, the Goldilocks principle seems to apply. The research was published in Current Directions in Psychological Science.

It starts with a concept known as the “Goldilocks Principle.” It’s inspired by that lovable B&E enthusiast and vandal, Goldilocks. And the idea is centered on, “just right.” For many ...

You might wonder how the Goldilocks story fits in with stress. Here’s how. There’s a principle about stress that’s called the Goldilocks Principle, where the amount of stress should be just ...

She eats from three bowls of porridge and lays on three beds—with the last one being “just right” in each case (a concept now known as the Goldilocks Principle)—before being discovered by ...