Social behavior is heavily influenced by the perception of the behaviors of others. We considered how perceptions (and misperceptions) of kindness can increase generosity in economic transactions. We investigated how these perceptions can alter behavior in a novel real-life situation that pitted kindness against selfishness. That situation, consumer elective pricing, is defined by an economic t...

When it comes to the pursuit of happiness, popular culture encourages a focus on oneself. By contrast, substantial evidence suggests that what consistently makes people happy is focusing prosocially on others. In the current study, we contrasted the mood- and well-being-boosting effects of prosocial behavior (i.e., doing acts of kindness for others or for the world) and self-oriented behavior (...

The study objective was to examine the effects of two conceptually related constructs, self-compassion and dispositional mindfulness, on executive function (EF) proficiency among early adolescents. Executive function refers to a set of psychological processes governing emotional regulation, organization, and planning. While the benefits of positive psychology appear evident for mental health an...

Acknowledgments I wish to thank my advisor, Prof. David Peleg, for leading me step by step through the academic research. I thank him for his kindness, patience, and for his part in making my past year so interesting and enjoyable.

APKNOW1EDGMB~T I wish to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. A. G. Karczmar for the kindness and patience that he has shown me as his graduate student and during the preparation of this thesis.

This final project studied the analysis of moral values in “Justice Leagu” Movie. research focused mainly on found movie. The objectives study were (1) to find out Justice League Movie, (2) explore reflected main character Movie.The design was descriptive qualitative research. object script instruments data from discussions prior chapters are be summarized achieve purpose study. First, being th...