W13 Consequences of WB

Question 1

optimal level

Answer 1

level that is most favourable for an outcome

Question 2

positive illusion

Answer 2

idealised way of seeing a certain relationship or object, prevents one from seeing weaknesses and working on them

Question 3

approach vs avoidance motivation

Answer 3

we all have the need to belong - the approach vs avoidance motivation motivates us to approach socially rewarding relationships and behaviours to improve PA while the avoidance approach influences us to avoid punishments that would otherwise leave us feeling hurt and vulnerable.

Question 4

broaden-and-build theory

Answer 4

broaden - though-action repertoire; openness to ideas and willingness or desire to do certain things

build - resources that might help in the future (cognitive, physical or relational)

ideal when it is a safe and secure environment where there is freedom to broaden and build

Question 5

internal validity

Answer 5

extent to which a piece of evidence supports claims about a cause and effect relationship within a study

Question 6

external validity

Answer 6

extent to which a study is generalisable to outside the context of that study

Question 7

anhedonia

Answer 7

diminished interest or pleasure in something that was previously rewarding

Question 8

within-person correlation

Answer 8

correlation calculated across runs within the same individual

Question 9

prosocial behaviour

Answer 9

signs of support for others such as aids or donations

Question 10

emotional contagion

Answer 10

a form of social contagion involving the spontaneous spread of a certain emotion and related behaviours

Question 11

mediator

Answer 11

explain the processes that link X to Y in a correlation