Take time to consider what you are not doing now that you would do if you were not stopped by fear. Of course, not everyone is conscious that fear prevents them from taking action. (That’s why, for the majority of students, they often don’t realize when they do something they were ...
Three sets of phenomena have concerned researchers on motivation and action: the (a) selection, (b) energization, and (c) regulation of a certain course of action. Taking this comprehensive perspective, many different kinds of behaviors (e.g., helping others, aggression, intergroup relations, ...
The truth is, for me, flying has always been a form of psychotherapy. They do have a lot in common. When taking flying lessons, we are alone in an enclosed space with someone who likely knows a lot more about their chosen field of study than do we. And thus, there is a mentorship...
learning, or temporary feelings of well-being are maximized (Smith 1990). It can also be described as the degree of energy release and the intensity of readiness. Closely associated with the experience of flow from a psychological perspective, the construct is often ...
An example of metacognition in action is the planning of a trip. This process involves multiple steps and considerations, including understanding maps, travel time and routes, expenses, and a host of additional factors. An individual might use metacognitive knowledge regarding their own abilities to ...
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Violent intergroup conflicts continue to be one of the most pressing issues of our time. One key factor that instigates and perpetuates conflict is people’s support for violence against the outgroup. Thus, understanding the psychology behind such suppor
The cueing of attentional shifts to the target portion of screen B can assume distinct forms, such as through match on action, establishing and shot/ reverse shots, and point shot. The attentional shift has carried the conscious experience across the discontinuity in views. The theory is document...
learning to interpret events subjectively as optimists leads to higher successSecret of success(optimism:believe that they can do well; passion, love for whatever they were doing; hard work)the basic level of happiness increase when we cope rather than avoid (我们根据自己的行为来判断自己的自尊...
Action for Happinesshelp to spread some warmth and light via their new Positive Psychology-infused calendar for October. You can get your high-resolution versionhere. Rate this: Out of the letters of thePERMA acronymthat comprises the essential building blocks of Positive Psychology, for the last...