KIN 138 CH 5, 6, & 7 Quiz

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Sensitivity Synergy - working together and sharing ideas often produces a result greater than what one person could produce alone... this is the essence of creativity Serendipity

3 S's of Creativity

reducing; reusing; recycling

Environmental responsibility is everyone's responsibility. We can help by ________, _______, and ________.

forgetting

Forgiveness is not __________.

reconciliation

Forgiveness is not the same as ______________.

Positive psychology is different from positive thinking in three significant ways: 1) positive psychology is grounded in empirical and replicable scientific study 2) positive thinking urges positivity on us for all times and places, but positive psychology does not 3) many scholars of positive psychology have spent decades working on the "negative" side of things - depression, anxiety, trauma, etc.

Is positive psychology the same as positive thinking?

strategies; style

It is important to connect specific learning __________ to your preferred learning _____.

personality type

Learning preferences are also connected to _______________.

measured; learned

Optimism can be ________ and it can be _______.

mental; physical

Optimism can protect people from ______ and ________ illness.

better performance; less depressed; relationships

People who are optimistic or happy have _________________ in work, school, and sports, are _____________, have fewer physical health problems, and have better ______________ with other people.

energy/electricity

Setting your computer to the hibernate or standby mode will save _________________.

ENERGY STAR

The EPA introduced __________ in 1992 as a voluntary, market-based partnership to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency.

Electricity and transportation

The two biggest contributors of greenhouse gas emissions

Purpose in life

a strong indicator for happiness is whether one has a purpose in life - a sense of meaning about the past, present, and future

Perceptual adaptation

decreased responsiveness to sights, sounds, odors and the like as people continue to experience them

Appeal to pity

emotion replaces logic. The sob story uses emotion in place of reason to persuade and is often exaggerated

working memory

interaction with long-term memory and the environment

Critical thinking

involves questioning established ideas, creating new ideas, and using information to solve problems

To be grateful

means you are thankful for and appreciative of what you have and where you are on your path right now

Environmental wellness

one's awareness and engagement of the upkeep of environmental quality

Scare tactics

sometimes we appeal to fear as a way of interfering or blocking rational thinking

Intelligence

the human ability to solve problems or to design or compose something valued in at least one culture

Giving

the inward motivation to financially invest in and support other worthwhile projects and to wisely use and invest money to provide for such support

Proclaiming

the inward motivation to publicly speak out from internal convictions concerning what is perceived as right and wrong

Tolerance

the outward extension of acceptance

Positive psychology

the scientific study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. This field is founded on the belief that people want to lead meaningful and fulfilling lives, to cultivate what is best within themselves, and to enhance their experiences of love, work, and play

Carbon footprint

the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide

Appeal to vanity

this is also known as "apple polishing" or to get agreement by paying compliments

Appeal to common practice

this is the "everyone else is doing it" argument. Just because everyone else does it doesn't mean that it is right

Appeal to tradition

this is the "we've always done it that way" argument. While tradition is important, it is open to questions. Just because that is the way we have always done it doesn't mean it is the best way to do it. It is very difficult to make changes and to improve our ways of doing things with this attitude

Character

what we hold about ourselves that is observable in moral and ethical actions taken in our lives consistent with the faith we have developed


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