Afterwards, people were asked to recite as many of the words as they could remember.As expected, those who had been mimicking a depressed walk recalled more negative words than those that had been walking in a happy manner.This finding means that our walk influences the way we process ...
Walking speed was kept equal for both groups.During the time on the treadmill, the scientists read out a list of positive and negative words, asking people to decide whether or not each word described them well. Afterwards, people were asked to recite as(E)of the words as they could ...
“Always turn a negative situation into a positive situation.” 14. If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit. Never give up! “If you quit ONCE it becomes a habit.Never quit!!!”― Michael Jordan 15. The key to success is failure. “To learn to succeed, you must first learn to fail....
Over a year ago I was at a low point with depression. I searched the web for resources on how to change my negative thoughts to positive thoughts. I felt like every where I went there was so much negative talking from people I work with to family and worst of all was the news channe...
For example, adverbs of degree strengthen emotions, and negative adverbs reverse emotions. This study investigated the weighted effect of state-changing words on emotion. The research material comprised 73 state-changing words that were collocated with four emotions: happiness,...
Half of the people were encouraged to imitate (模仿) a depressive walking style, while the other half moved like a happy person. Walking speed was kept equal for both groups. During the time on the treadmill, the scientists read out a list of positive and negative words, asking people to...
Mark Twain said that “habit is habit, and not to be flung(扔) out the window by anyone, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time. The chances of successfully changing negative behavior when you make gradual changes that give you time to negative patte
We applied sentiment analysis, polarity, subjectivity, and readability metrics to discussions of “global warming” and “climate change”. We found that the use of “climate change” surpassed “global warming” in 2013, with “climate change” associated with more negative sentiment and higher ...
And is language change a positive or a negative thing? There are many reasons that language change. One reason is that technology changes. We use new words for new types of technology. Thirty years ago, we only used the word mouse in English to describe an animal. Today, the word mouse...
But I disagree. I think the meanings of words can change. As far as the negativity of "disability," I think we are overcoming it. We've been overcoming it for decades. The image from the movie of Malcolm X teaching himself to read via the dictionary, and noticing all the negative syno...