L 5,6 Flashcards
Faculty motives and alturism vs egoic alturism
- To look good
- to get something in return
- to feel good about yourself
Altruism –> genuine concern for others
Egoic alt –> selfless actions that ultimately serve one’s own self interest
Surface vs deep acting
Deep: genuinly changing one’s emotions
Surface: faking one’s emotion
Nudging
Way to manipulate peoples choices to lead to a decision
Libertarian paternalism
freedom of choice but guiding people toward beneficial outcomes
Default options
pre-set options that people stick to due to inertia / fatigue
Poor choices & nudging
Nudges try to correct people decision making caused by cognitive biases
False assumption (1) and misconceptions (2)
Nuding False assumption 1: people make choices that are in their best interest
misconceptions:
1. it is possible to avoid influencing people’s choices
2. paternalism always involves coercion
Red cape vs green cape
Red: power to fight against. look for problems…to eliminate them
Green: look for opportunities…to realize them. fight for things
ex. in gardening
weeding –> redcape
planting seeds –> green cape
Negativity bias
Negatives are ‘louder’, may be life saving
Positives are quieter, may be life enhancing
positive > negative emotions ratio
Decrease rumination/ the evil of IPT
– Dispute negative thinking (has it happened before?; why presume a different
outcome
Character virtues (6)
Wisdom
Courage
Humanity
Justice
Temperance
Transcendence
Character Strengths your top 5
Love of learning,
bravery,
love,
leadership,
gratitude
