Chapters 7-12 PPTs Flashcards
What are the foundations of excellence?
Innate genius theory, learning excellence, intensive practice, physical and emotional characteristics, and single domain
True or false: over-practice is harmful in the development of excellence
True
What 4 cognitive skills help in the development of excellence?
– Large knowledge base of chosen domain
– Commitment to domain
– Extensive and consistent practice
– Deliberate practice
What is the 10 year rule?
It takes at least 10 years of dedicated,
consistent practice to attain a high level of
excellence
True or false: Peak age is always the same
False; peak age varies
Describe the concept of resonance
A cyclical process that guides development of excellence in many areas of expertise
Describe performance excellence
Performance excellence is a byproduct of living life
List the four stages of the resonance performance model
The dream, preparation, obstacles, revisit the dream.
Describe the 4 stages of the resonance performance model
The first stage is the dream, or the feelings a person experiences when engaged in an activity. Stage two involves intense preparation along with consistent
engaged practice. Inevitably, people encounter obstacles and enter the third
stage. In the RPM, however, when obstacles are encountered, people do not
simply try harder. That is, they do not necessarily believe that “when the
going gets tough, the tough get going.” Instead, they revisit their dream, or
reconnect with the feelings that sparked their dream. This reconnection with
original feelings allows them to embrace the obstacles, to avoid the trap of
trying harder and enjoying it less, and thereby to move forward.
Define passion
Intense interest and personal commitment to an activity regarded as central to one’s self
What are the two aspects of the dualistic model of passion?
Harmonious passion and obsessive passion
What are the two types of well-being relating to passion?
Hedonic and eudemonic well-being
What is Duckworth’s definition of grit?
People who are self-disciplined and score high on measures of persistence and passion toward their goals are high in grit.
What is the key element responsible for higher achievement and success?
Grit
What is a better predictor of academic performance than both IQ and SAT scores?
Grit
True or false: Grit doesn’t increase with age
False; Increases with age
Define aesthetics
Aesthetics is an appreciation of the beautiful and the sublime
What is the relationship between beauty and creativity called?
Aesthetics
Name one of 24 virtues listed in Values in Action (VIA)
Aesthetics
Why is aesthetic sense important?
• Desire to stimulate the aesthetic sense since
beginnings of humanity
• Art and creativity increase sense of wellbeing, life satisfaction, and happiness
• Art as a tool for social change
What are the 4 attributes of the aesthetic experience?
Pleasure, absorption, intrinsic interest, and challenge
Describe pleasure as an attribute of aesthetic experience
– Gazing at attractive object increases sense of
well-being
– Artwork serves as reminders of places visited,
or things and people loved
– Also serves as a stimulus for positive
emotions
Describe absorption as an attribute of aesthetic experience
– Appreciation of art builds on experience
– Aesthetic sense necessary for well-being
Describe intrinsic interest as an attribute of aesthetic experience
– Aesthetics helps us learn about the world around us – Stimulates sense of curiosity – Fosters intellectual development – Mozart effect
Describe challenge as an attribute of aesthetic experience
– Aesthetics a pathway to greater personal growth
– Helps us look deeper within ourselves
– Stimulates people to think and feel differently
– Rallying cry of avant-garde movement
– Profound impact on sense of identity and
emotional security
Ability to recognize distinct emotions in music relates to what?
emotional intelligence
Describe Seligman’s PERMA model
The acronym for the elements
of well-being theory is PERMA (positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment).
What does psychology say about the effects of different genres of music?
Mood, mental clarity, tension, and cardiovascular health may be improved by listening to classical music and music designed for relaxation or meditation, but grunge rock and techno music may be physiologically harmful
How does music affect physical and mental health?
– Helps healing process
– Boosts immune system
– Helps children raise scholastic scores
– Improves well-being of hospitalized children
– Use of music therapy as part of healing process
– Singing increases oxytocin levels
– Music-making increases well-being and neuroplactity
in older persons
Music-making increases well-being and neuroplactity in what demographic of people?
Older people
How does music effect the brain?
– Music leads to increased brain size
– Stimulates dopamine release
– Benefits of playing music
– Activates regions of the brain involved in
experience of pleasure, euphoria, and craving
How does art affect wellbeing?
- Artistic expression increases feelings of well-being
- Helps to deal with emotions associated with cancer
- Helps adjustment to dementia, chronic disability, enhances stress reduction
- Tool for older persons to adjust to aging and increase life satisfaction and sense of meaning
Describe Kaplan’s savannah hypothesis
This hypothesis finds evolutionary significance in our elemental interest in and curiosity about landscapes, insofar as such traits encouraged early humans to explore their environment
