RE: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread jim clark
Hi The survey on the values of university students was indeed over decades and properly called cross-sectional (not longitudinal, as I had stated). A lengthy report from late 1980s appears at: http://www.stcloudstate.edu/~irp/reports/scan/amfreshman.html Here is a short excerpt: ---st

Stanovich critical thinking test

2001-02-16 Thread Gerald Henkel-Johnson
Our department relies heavily on the Stanovich book "How to Think Straight about Psychology." In preparing for regional accreditation and the consequent emphasis on assessment, we would like to have/make a Stanovich critical thinking type of test(s) to use (1) upon their admission to the major, a

RE: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Paul Brandon
At 3:05 PM -0600 2/16/01, Rick Froman wrote: >My response: This would make sense if the longitudinal data being reported >here was from 1st year of college to Senior year but I think Jim may have >been referring to generational longitudinal data showing this change over a >generation. If reinforce

POSITION - Sabbatical Replacement

2001-02-16 Thread Connie Wolfe
Please forgive any cross-listings... The below ad will appear in the next Monitor and Observer.  Please encourage any qualified people to apply.  Hanover is a small (~1100) liberal arts college in southeastern Indiana.  The psychology department has 4 members.  One will be on sabbatical for the Fa

RE: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Rick Froman
-Original Message- From: Paul Brandon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 12:58 PM To: TIPS Mailing List Subject: Re: What makes people happy? At 12:09 PM -0600 2/16/01, jim clark wrote: >Hi > >On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hope some of you have

Re: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Paul Brandon
At 12:09 PM -0600 2/16/01, jim clark wrote: >Hi > >On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hope some of you have data on intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivators - perhaps, >> individual differences that modulate the effectiveness of each. . . I am >> aware of research concerning the (often detr

Re: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread jim clark
Hi On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hope some of you have data on intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivators - perhaps, > individual differences that modulate the effectiveness of each. . . I am > aware of research concerning the (often detrimental, within particular > contexts) effect o

Re: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread SNRandall
In a message dated 2/16/2001 12:11:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << You've missed the more important part of my post ;-) How do you separate the problems of self-reporting from the purported underlying constructs? This includes problems involved in reporting your o

Re: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread SNRandall
In a message dated 2/16/2001 11:43:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << In fact, the two sets of situations ("autonomy, etc" and "money, etc") would appear to be correlated. * PAUL K. BRANDON [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Psychology Dept Minnesota State U

Re: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Paul Brandon
At 12:03 PM -0500 2/16/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 2/16/2001 11:43:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > ><< > In fact, the two sets of situations ("autonomy, etc" and "money, etc") > would appear to be correlated. >Paul, > >Perhaps, this correlation exist

RE: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Wayne Priest
Happiness, as the Dilbert cartoon says in last night's paper, is ... Dogbert "The key to happiness is self-delusion. Don't think of yourself as an organic pain collector racing toward oblivion." Dilbert "I've never had that thought until now." Dogbert "Don'

Re: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Paul Brandon
At 7:37 AM -0500 2/16/01, Miguel Roig wrote: >The following comes from an APA News Release: > >Study Finds Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness and Self-Esteem at Top of >List of >Psychological Needs > >Washington - Attaining popularity or influence and money or luxury is not what >makes people the h

Re: What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Louis_Schmier
On Fri, 16 Feb 2001, Miguel Roig wrote: > The following comes from an APA News Release: > > Study Finds Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness and Self-Esteem at Top of List of > Psychological Needs > > Washington - Attaining popularity or influence and money or luxury is not what > makes people th

What makes people happy?

2001-02-16 Thread Miguel Roig
The following comes from an APA News Release: Study Finds Autonomy, Competence, Relatedness and Self-Esteem at Top of List of Psychological Needs Washington - Attaining popularity or influence and money or luxury is not what makes people the happiest and is at the bottom of the list of psycholo