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  2. Critical positivity ratio - Wikipedia

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    Building on research by Barbara Fredrickson suggesting that individuals with a higher ratio of positive to negative emotions tend to have more successful life outcomes, [16] and on studies by Marcial Losada applying differential equations from fluid dynamics to human emotions, [citation needed] Fredrickson and Losada proposed as informative a ratio of positive to negative affect derived from ...

  3. Broaden-and-build - Wikipedia

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    That is, they do not compel individuals to initiate some behavior or act immediately. These positive emotions, consistent with broaden and build theory, broaden attention. In this state, individuals attend to many objects or to abstract concepts. In contrast, other positive emotions, like excitement, are high in approach motivation.

  4. Barbara Fredrickson - Wikipedia

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    Barbara Lee Fredrickson (born June 15, 1964) [1] is an American professor in the department of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she is the Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology. She is also the Principal Investigator of the Positive Emotions and Psychophysiology Lab (PEPLab) at the University of North ...

  5. Flourishing - Wikipedia

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    Barbara Fredrickson developed the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. [52] According to Fredrickson there is a wide variety of positive effects that positive emotions and experiences have on human lives. [52] Fredrickson notes two characteristics of positive emotions that differ from negative emotions: [53]

  6. Peak–end rule - Wikipedia

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    The peak–end rule is an elaboration on the snapshot model of remembered utility proposed by Barbara Fredrickson and Daniel Kahneman.This model dictates that an event is not judged by the entirety of an experience, but by prototypical moments (or snapshots) as a result of the representativeness heuristic. [1]

  7. List of positive psychologists - Wikipedia

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    Furthermore, these scientists are considered producers of high-quality work outside of the positive psychology guild and publish in mainstream, top-tier psychology journals. Albert Bandura; Robert Biswas-Diener; Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi [1] Richard Davidson; Ed Diener [1] Carol Dweck; Barbara Fredrickson [1] Adam Grant [2] Jonathan Haidt; Todd ...

  8. Elevation (emotion) - Wikipedia

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    Elevation exemplifies Barbara Fredrickson's broaden and build theory of positive emotions, [5] which asserts that positive emotions expand an individual's scope of attention and cognition in the moment while also building resources for the future. Elevation makes an individual feel admiration for the altruist and also more motivated to help others.

  9. Atkinson & Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology - Wikipedia

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    Atkinson & Hilgard's Introduction to Psychology is an introductory textbook on psychology written originally by Ernest Hilgard, Richard C. Atkinson and Rita L. Atkinson and edited and revised by Edward E. Smith, Daryl J. Bem, Susan Nolen-Hoeksema, Barbara L. Fredrickson, Geoff R. Loftus and Willem A. Wagenaar. [1]