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For this assignment, your task is to write a psychological essay that will:
Critically evaluate how positive emotions outlined by Fredrickson’s Broaden and Build Theory may help psychology students to flourish in pursuit of their academic goals.
The psychological essay should be 1500 words (+/- 10%) in length, where words are counted from the beginning of the Abstract to the end of the Conclusion, including in-text referencing (citations) but not the reference list.
The aim of a psychological essay is to examine the literature on a particular topic, critically evaluate the findings, draw a conclusion based on these findings, and present your position in a written form.
Marking Criteria attached, please aim for High Distinction.
Background Reading
Use the following background reading to gain an understanding of the topic. In your essay, it will help you to introduce the topic, highlight the broad relevance of the topic, and define the key concepts and terms used in Fredrickson’s Broaden and Build Theory.
Fredrickson, B. L. (2004). The broaden–and–build theory of positive emotions. Philosophical transactions of the royal society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 359(1449), 1367-1377. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2004.1512
Note: Do not use the background reading as one of the empirical articles that you focus on in the body of your essay. It is not an empirical article. You might find it useful for citing in your introduction (e.g., regarding theory).
Empirical Articles
You are required to use empirical evidence from the psychology literature to support your position. The body of your essay must focus on three peer-reviewed empirical articles. Two must be from the list of empirical articles below. The third should be an empirical article you have researched yourself. An empirical article is an article that reports the original results from a study/experiment. A peer-reviewed article has been scrutinised by experts in the field prior to publication.
Gloria, C. T., & Steinhardt, M. A. (2016). Relationships among positive emotions, coping, resilience and mental health. Stress and Health, 32(2), 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2589
Fredrickson, B. L., Cohn, M. A., Coffey, K. A., Pek, J., & Finkel, S. M. (2008). Open hearts build lives: Positive emotions, induced through loving-kindness meditation, build consequential personal resources. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(5), 1045–1062. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013262
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