ECPY 370- POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
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1. Hedonism: -all and only pleasure is intrinsically valuable
- minimize pain as much as possible (pleasure is the correct way to live life)
- more is better
2. 3 levels of positive psychology: 1- subjective level ( study of positive experiences)
2- individual levels ('good life' & the personal qualities for being a 'good person')
3- group or community level (emphasis on civic virtues social responsibility)
3. Utilitarianism: - for the greater good
- determines right from wrong by focusing on outcomes
- greatest amount of pleasure for the greatest number of people, not just one self
4. Carl Jung: Individuation or becoming all that one can be
5. Maria Jahoda: concerned with defining positive mental health
6. Gordon Allport: interested in individual maturity
7. Carl Rogers: - introduced the concept of the fully functioning person
8. Abraham Maslow: Self actualization (psychological needs, safety needs, belongingness and love needs,
esteem needs, self actualization)
9. External Validity: are these findings generalizable?
10. Ecological Validity: did we get these findings because of the environment (ecology) in which this study
took place?
- also external validity
11. Construct Validity: Are we measuring what we say we're measuring?
(looking at the dependent variable)
12. Statistical conclusion validity: are our statistical methods of analyses and conclusions sound?
the degree to which conclusions about the relationship among variables based on the data are correct or "reasonable
*rule of thumb 100 participants need*
13. Hypothesis validity: Is our hypothesis ambiguous (arguable/vague/ uncertain)?
Is it falsifiable (able to be proven false)
14. Funding and bias (file-drawer effect): - tendency to publish "positive" findings that "prove" us
right and put undesirable findings away in the "file drawer"
1/4
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hycide
1. Hedonism: -all and only pleasure is intrinsically valuable
- minimize pain as much as possible (pleasure is the correct way to live life)
- more is better
2. 3 levels of positive psychology: 1- subjective level ( study of positive experiences)
2- individual levels ('good life' & the personal qualities for being a 'good person')
3- group or community level (emphasis on civic virtues social responsibility)
3. Utilitarianism: - for the greater good
- determines right from wrong by focusing on outcomes
- greatest amount of pleasure for the greatest number of people, not just one self
4. Carl Jung: Individuation or becoming all that one can be
5. Maria Jahoda: concerned with defining positive mental health
6. Gordon Allport: interested in individual maturity
7. Carl Rogers: - introduced the concept of the fully functioning person
8. Abraham Maslow: Self actualization (psychological needs, safety needs, belongingness and love needs,
esteem needs, self actualization)
9. External Validity: are these findings generalizable?
10. Ecological Validity: did we get these findings because of the environment (ecology) in which this study
took place?
- also external validity
11. Construct Validity: Are we measuring what we say we're measuring?
(looking at the dependent variable)
12. Statistical conclusion validity: are our statistical methods of analyses and conclusions sound?
the degree to which conclusions about the relationship among variables based on the data are correct or "reasonable
*rule of thumb 100 participants need*
13. Hypothesis validity: Is our hypothesis ambiguous (arguable/vague/ uncertain)?
Is it falsifiable (able to be proven false)
14. Funding and bias (file-drawer effect): - tendency to publish "positive" findings that "prove" us
right and put undesirable findings away in the "file drawer"
1/4
