... correction by rational argument. In attempting to understand practical intelligence, we were influenced by a theory of personality called cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST; Epstein 1973, 1980a, in press). For present purposes, it is sufficient to note that, according to this theory, there are three semi-independent systems: a rational system, an experiential system, and an associationistic system. The ... series that is addressed to the construct of constructive thinking and its structure, development, and correlates. The aims of this article are to introduce a preliminary instru...

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... on questions raised by the construal approach to happiness. Construal is simply an interpretation of the meaning of something. One objective of future investigators would be to identify and measure the most important hedonically relevant motivations underlying happiness and unhappiness and to indicate the associations between these motivations and specific cognitive processes. Hedonically means to be marked by pleasure ... relating to pleasure. Other questions of further research include: to what extent can a construal approach to happiness be applied and generalized to other cultures or...

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... Studies. Three component studies of the project will aim to identify both predictors and adverse health effects of loneliness. One, a longitudinal study of individuals aged 50-64, will measure the stability of subjects" perception of loneliness over time, and seek to identify social, psychological and biological factors that influence changes in perceived loneliness. The study will also track ... a tendency toward social isolation is an individual trait and identify immunilogical and hormonal consequences of vulnerability to isolation. It will also study physiological mechanisms that med...

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... of the given celestial task, no matter how hard or harsh the tasks were, is relatively equivalent to the situation that Milgram had provided for his subjects in his psychological experiment. In concrete situations where followers are only meant to carry out only the given tasks, the privilege of ... . As Milgram asserts, obedience is to become an instrument to carry out an order by authority and viewing yourself as to be no longer responsible for neither the act nor consequences (Milgram); which in this particular experiment, teachers were to carry out the act of violence, giving shocks ...

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... psychology with religion and spirituality. In example, I personally visited the Rosemead School of Psychology at Biola University where Hill conducts research. While investigating Rosemead as a possible school to attend for a terminal degree in psychology I quickly experienced a unique feeling very different from other "more-traditional" schools I visited. From my viewpoint, the combining of both psychology and religious ... as a type of religious or spiritual support system (Potts, 1998). Practitioners can learn a vast amount from the research presented on religion and spirituality. The...

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