This research examined the effects of resource distribution, voice, and decision framing on cooperative behavior in a social dilemma. It was hypothesized that high resource inequality would lead to less cooperation, whereas a more equal distribution of resources would lead to greater cooperation. It was further hypothesized that there would be more cooperation when people were given an opportunity to express voice, and when the decision was framed positively rather than negatively. This research also examined whether the salience, or strength, of two different motives for defection varied with the situation. When there was high resource inequality, it was hypothesized that the salience of each motive would depend on the amount of resources a person could contribute to a public good. The results strongly supported the hypothesis that inequality leads to decreased cooperation, but provided no support for the effects of framing and voice. There was evidence that under high inequality, different motives for defection were salient for those with more and less resources, respectively.

A survey of 503 Israelis, performed in April 2020, found high levels of anxiety and risk for depression; these mental health issues were associated with several stressors connected with the coronavirus and related policies. However, only a small percentage of the sample received mental health care from a professional, with native-born Israelis less likely than recent immigrants to receive such care. Some possible initiatives based on these findings are suggested.

And Noah and his sons left the Ark, Noah's wife and his sons' wives (separately). Even though God had decreed that they might now procreate; Noah did not act on this privilege. For he said: but what will happen if Mankind continues to sin and the flood waters come once again and destroy all existence? (Noah asked) why should one have children and fear they will be destroyed-until God swore not to ever bring the flood waters again. Taken from the biblical commentary of the "Kke Yakar" on Genesis.Generativity is a term proposed by Erikson (1963) to describe a concern with "establishing and guiding the next generation" (p. 267). Genocide is an attempt to exterminate an ethnic or racial group to ensure that there will be no "next generation" of the targeted group. This chapter considers the impact of what may be the most infamous case of attempted genocide-the Holocaust-on the generative behavior of survivors of the German concentration camps. If under normal circumstances individuals are driven to ensure the future of their progeny and culture-and through them their own immortality-what might be the consequences of attempted genocide on survivors' concern for personal, familial, and cultural continuity?This inquiry can be placed within the expansive literature on the psychological ramifications of the Holocaust experience (see Kay, 1995, for a review of that literature). It has as its aim the description of the nature and role of generativity in the Holocaust survivor population. The thoughts and conclusions presented are based on research undertaken with 20 European-born Jews currently residing in the United States: 10 concentra-335

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