forgiveness are basic attributes of positive psychology. Seligman‚ (2002)‚ defines positive psychology as the psychology that is more focused on emphasizing the positive attributes of humans‚ as opposed to focusing on the study of maladaptive characters that human beings have. The pivotal role of positive psychology is to nurture happiness in human beings. The attributes; love‚ hope‚ forgiveness and gratitude help foster this aim in the society. These attributes of positive psychology also help improve
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Political Thinking POL200Y1 September-17-2008 Thucydides as historian and theorist Athens and Sparta were the superpower of Greece Athens and Sparta led victory for Greece against Persian Athens are sea power and Sparta is on land After that Athens began to take power/empire over Greece He didn’t record exactly what happened but recreated them - moments He included his large/general judgements about human nature About human nature Democracy as a form of political regime
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I. Influence of six thinking hat in logic thinking The priority value of using six thinking hats is that it allows us to have a clear idea of what role we are playing while solving problems. The obstacle we face while thinking is self- defense‚ it may lead to wrong decisions making because of thinking unclearly. Most of the practical errors we made are caused by the restriction of thinking. With those six hats‚ we can say and think things without considering risking the ego. We disguised any role
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QUESTIONNAIRE – CTI We have taken this tool Constructive thinking inventory (CTI) from the book “Constructive Thinking The key to emotional intelligence by Seymour Epstein“ As mentioned by the book author Epstein‚ this tool (CTI) is a reliable and valid measure of the constructive and deconstructive thinking in which people normally engage in. In addition the author Epstein claims that “this tool has been administered to large samples of people and constructed according to recognized psychological
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Critical Thinking We are all capable of thinking and reasoning as part of our human being nature‚ but to what extent the decisions that we make‚ the actions that we take‚ and the explanations that we give are based on facts? Can we defend our points of view‚ or provide a wise opinion in a social conversation with our friends or in a meeting with our co-workers?. All these questions are associated to what critical thinking is. Our intention is to describe what skills an individual has to learn
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The results from the three tests were ‚ My sensory preference was left brain. Left brain dominance characteristics are as follows: Verbal‚logical‚linear‚ concrete‚ time oriented‚ and details. The test suggested that I try outlines‚lecture notes‚ or the Cornell Format as a study tool. The Cornell Format provides a systematic format in which the student divides the paper into two columns. One for questions/keywords with five to seven lines or about two inches at the bottom of the page. The
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LATERAL THINKING "I DID it without thinking." When we come to reflect‚ this remark would apply to most of the actions we perform in our ordinary daily routine. Many of our actions are instinctive or automatic responses to certain situations: thus we blink if a threatening fist suddenly approaches close to the face and we step out of the way of some obstacle in our path. Many again are matters of habit—having discovered the way to act‚ either for ourselves
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Cited: McCauley‚ Clark. "The Nature Of Social Influence In Groupthink: Compliance And Internalization." Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 57.2 (1989): 250- 260. PsycINFO. Web. 7 Dec. 2011. Fodor‚ Eugene M.‚ and Terry Smith. "The Power Motive As An Influence On Group Decision Making." Journal Of Personality And Social Psychology 42.1 (1982): 178-185. PsycINFO. Web. 7 Dec. 2011. Samantha‚ Lumbert P. "Conformity and Group Mentality." Great Ideas in Personality— Theory and Research
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In The Power of the Positive Woman‚ author Phyllis Schlafly sets out to redefine the dogmas of womanhood and introduce the Positive Woman‚ defined as someone who recognizes that women and men are different‚ and that those differences “provide the key to her success and fulfillment as a woman.” Rather than trying to eliminate the degradation of women‚ she claims that these dogmas have the opposite effect and demean women even more. On the contrary‚ Schlafly argues that these same differences some
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students develop critical thinking skills? Critical thinking is thinking that proving a point‚ explain what something means‚ solving a problem. University students can develop critical thinking skills if they know the entire core critical thinking skills. By Peter A. Facione‚ core critical thinking skills: interpretation‚ analysis‚ evaluation‚ inference‚ explanation and self regulation. Also teachers have a big impact on helping the student to develop critical thinking skills by challenging students
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