RE: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Marc Carter
& Sciences Baker University -- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 10:51 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Positive Psychology Last post of the day... Which brings us to a particular peev

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
86-9757 4L41A -Original Message- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:03 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Positive Psychology The two things that caught me agape was (1) that Fredrickson did not

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Christopher Green
t; 204-786-9757 > 4L41A > > > -Original Message- > From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:03 AM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Positive Psychology > > The two things t

RE: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Lilienfeld, Scott O
; and Verbal Behavior use to be. > > Take care > Jim > > > Jim Clark > Professor & Chair of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 4L41A > > > -Original Message- > From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:03

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
nal of Verbal Learning > and Verbal Behavior use to be. > > Take care > Jim > > > Jim Clark > Professor & Chair of Psychology > 204-786-9757 > 4L41A > > > -Original Message- > From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] > Sent: T

RE: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Jim Clark
sor & Chair of Psychology 204-786-9757 4L41A -Original Message- From: Paul C Bernhardt [mailto:pcbernha...@frostburg.edu] Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2013 9:03 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Positive Psychology The two things that caught me a

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Mike Palij
On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 06:03:20 -0700, Louis Eugene Schmier wrote: How could I have not known what was coming response to my two words. Ignoring Mike's cordial and collegial tone, Ah, you do have the gift of sarcasm! ;-) all I did was ask for extrapolation. No, you didn't unless you expect us

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
Paul, me, too. A bit of arrogance by Fredrickson's co-author. Notice that he is not listed as a co-author on her book, "POSITIVITY?" Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org 203 E. Brookwood Pl

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Paul C Bernhardt
The two things that caught me agape was (1) that Fredrickson did not understand the mathematics behind her strongly asserting paper. They are tough mathematics, so I guess she was trusting her co-author…But (2) he stopped reading the paper part way through? He's an author and he didn't read it?

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
How could I have not known what was coming response to my two words. Ignoring Mike's cordial and collegial tone, all I did was ask for extrapolation. Personally, I don't argue in favor of the positive ratio. I had my own doubts about such a sure fire equation as I read Fredrickson's stuff. I

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Mike Palij
On Thu, 31 Oct 2013 03:56:41 -0700, Louis Eugene Schmier wrote: And so? For some reason, I read Louis' response above and I hear the line from the movie "Philadelphia" that goes "Please explain this to me like I'm a six year old." In the movie when this was said, it meant that the explanation

Re: [tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Louis Eugene Schmier
And so? Make it a good day -Louis- Louis Schmier http://www.therandomthoughts.edublogs.org 203 E. Brookwood Pl http://www.therandomthoughts.com Valdosta, Ga 31602 (C) 229-630-0821 /\ /\ /\

[tips] Positive Psychology

2013-10-31 Thread Allen Esterson
>From Chronicle of Higher Education, 31October 2013: The 2009book Positivity: Top-Notch Research Revealsthe 3 to 1 Ratio That Will Change Your Life, by BarbaraFredrickson, was praised by the heavyweights of psychology. Daniel Gilbert saidit provided a “scientifically sound prescription for j

[tips] Positive Psychology text?

2011-03-30 Thread Helweg-Larsen, Marie
I'm interested in text book recommendations for Positive Psychology. The course is taught for 3 weeks in the summer (so very intensive) by a new instructor. I'm particularly interested in texts that have good instructor materials (test bank, lecture suggestions, exercises, etc) and also good exe