Deciding & Planning Mindsets (1990) Gollwitzer
Principle: Decision and Planning mind- sets prepare us to solve different problems and affect the ideas we produce and how we process and remember information. Quote “Goal setting and goal…
Research Bites are 1-page summaries of positive psychology research. Many were papers assigned as reading in my Harvard Extension Psychology Masters program. Others I’ve found in my endless rabbit holes of searching for evidence-based skills.
Human Needs & Satisfying Events (2001) Sheldon
Principle Satisfying events satisfy basic human needs of autonomy, relatedness, competence, and self-esteem. Quote “When people are asked to bring to mind deeply satisfying experiences, they think of experiences in…
Goals & Goal Processes (1996) Austin
Principle Goals can be unpacked into what makes a good goal, striving processes, and the purpos- es they satisfy. Quote "Goals serve as a standard with which perceptions of current…