Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2014/Hedonic treadmill

Another useful article

I found another article that may be of interest to you. It essentially is a longitudinal study of emotion to test the theory of the hedonic treadmill. Link: http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?sid=70dedd45-77fb-4af1-8738-f70e3c23a8cb%40sessionmgr198&vid=0&hid=125&bdata=#db=cmedm&AN=24660796 Reference: 'Aldwin, C., Jeong, Y., Igarashi, H., & Spiro, A. (2014). Do hassles and uplifts change with age? Longitudinal findings from the VA normative aging study. Psychology And Aging, 29(1), 57-71. doi:10.1037/a0035042' U3081383 (discuss • contribs) 06:03, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

Useful article maybe

Hey, I wasn't sure what the hedonic treadmill was so I did a bit of research to find out. I came across this article which gives a brief explanation of what it is and the negativity bias associated with it and thought perhaps you would find this useful. I'm not sure if the link will work but this is the link to it from EBSCO: http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=318aac94-cccf-4028-9e75-dc83a60b2e73%40sessionmgr110&vid=1&hid=125 if that doesn't work here is the reference (search the title on EBSCO and you should be able to find it): 'Larsen, R. (2009). The Contributions of Positive and Negative Affect to Emotional Well-Being. Psihologijske Teme / Psychological Topics, 18(2), 247-266.' Good luck! I look forward to reading your finished book chapter :) U3081383 (discuss • contribs) 05:52, 12 October 2014 (UTC)

APA style captions for images and tables

I recommend using APA style captions i.e., Figure 1, Figure 2 etc. for all images, graphs etc. and Table 1, Table 2 etc. for all tables. The caption text should not be in italics. For more detail and examples, see http://libguides.newcastle.edu.au/content.php?pid=113807&sid=1208571 -- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:32, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Editing changes

Hey, so I've just gone over your whole chapter and made some edits. Most of the edits were fixing spelling errors however I did add in a couple of sentences in the overview and in the 'take home messages'. I thought your topic was really interesting and I really like how you have used examples throughout the whole chapter it made it really easy to understand what the concepts meant. I also liked how I could relate to some of the examples personally, so good job! One thing I noticed was there were a couple of sentences that may have needed to be referenced... just have a squiz over to make sure everything is appropriately in-text referenced :) Overall good job! :D #dreamteam U3081383 (discuss • contribs) 05:07, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

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Overall Overall, this is an informative presentation. Structure and content The structure is generally well done, with a logical flow between ideas. Important content is well selected. Relevant theories are clearly articulated. Research is integrated, however this could have been more of a focus. Well done for including some of the critiques of the theories. Illustrative examples could also improve the presentation. Communication Information is well-articulated, however the voice-over is perhaps too fast and lacking in expression. The slides are good, with an appropriate amount of information provided on each, and images used nicely to support the text. The summary slide could have been more thorough. Production quality Basic production tools are used to form this presentation. Quality of audio is poor, with low volume, lack of clarity and some background noise. The image quality is good. A link back to the book chapter is not provided. Image sourcing information is provided very briefly.

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Overall Overall, this chapter provides a solid and interesting theoretical account with some useful review of relevant research. The main area for improvement is in the quality of written expression. For more feedback, see my copyedits and comments below. Theory An interesting and relevant range of relevant theory is considered, including critical perspectives. Discussion of the relationship between personality and happiness could be expanded. Research Some useful research is covered. More detailed coverage of the Brickman et al. study could be provided. Have there been any replication studies? When describing important research findings, indicate the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship. Written expression Written expression Some paragraphs are overly long. Each paragraph should communicate one key idea in three to five sentences. The quality of written expression could be improved where clarification templates have been added to the page. Layout Apply standard heading levels - i.e., Level 2 then Level 3 (currently it goes from Level 2 to Level 5) Figures were used effectively. Learning features The text could become more interactive by including interwiki links. Spelling, grammar and proofreading Proofreading needed e.g., the first in-text citation is "(Doron & Parot,19911)" Check and correct the use of ownership apostrophes e.g., individuals vs. individual's vs. individuals Commas were/are missing from several sentences (e.g., see my copyedits) Avoid colloquialism (e.g., "ran a longitudinal study" -> "conducted a longitudinal study") APA style Direct quotes need page numbers. et al -> et al. Use ampersand (&) inside brackets and "and" outside brackets. Numbers under 10 should be written in words (e.g., five); numbers 10 and over should be written in numbers (e.g., 10) The reference list is not in full APA style.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 10:16, 28 November 2014 (UTC)