We will have 6 workshops – discussions or mini-lectures on topics of interest to the current group of scholars. Each workshop will be convened by 2 or 3 participants (scholars and faculty). We hope that everyone will take part in the several workshops that are of greatest interest to them.
1) Evolutionary Psychology and Positive Psychology
Conveners: Campos, Gonzaga, Greene
Summary: The workshop will focus on two topics of interest to positive psychology: social relationship processes, and morality.
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2) The Broaden and Build Model
Conveners: Conway, Mikels
Summary: The workshop will present the latest thinking on Fredrickson’s Broaden-and-Build model of positive emotions
Preparation:
Read: 1) Fredrickson,
B. L. (2001). The role of positive emotions in positive psychology: The
broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions. American
Psychologist, 56,
218-226.
2) Fredrickson, B. L. (2000). Cultivating
positive emotions to optimize health and well-being. Target article in
Prevention and Treatment, 3.
Available on the World Wide Web: http://journals.apa.org/prevention/volume3/toc-mar07-00.htm
3) Culture, Identity and Positive Psychology
Conveners: Jensen, Edwards
Summary: The workshop will focus on issues of culture and multiculturalism in positive psychology
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4) Positive Psychophysiology
Conveners: Bruininks, Segerstrom
Summary: The workshop will present an overview of which psychophysiological measures should be of greatest interest to positive psychology research, and what it takes to use these measures.
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5) Measurement of Positive Traits by Self-Report Questionnaire
Conveners: Thrash, Haidt
Summary: This workshop will focus on the strengths and weaknesses of self-report measures in positive psychology, including how to use existing scales, and how to construct a scale of your own.
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6) Measurement of Positive Traits by Longitudinal and
Experience Sampling Methods
Conveners: Gable, Kashdan
Summary: Going beyond one-shot self-report questionnaires, two powerful and widely used techniques are longitudinal studies and experience sampling methods (i.e., beeper studies). But these techniques are more difficult than simple questionnaire studies. The workshop will cover the strengths and weaknesses of both techniques, and give concrete advice for how best to use them.
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