ARE WE OPTIMISTIC OR PESSIMTIC BY NATURE?
Optimism could be viewed as a state of the mind that influences one to trust that the best things will dependably transpire. A typical colloquialism used to outline optimism (good faith) versus pessimism (negativity) is a glass with water at the midpoint, where the confident person is said to see the glass as half full, yet the worry wart sees the glass as half empty. Optimistic people tend to consider affliction to be transitory; all the more particularly they see the deterrent as restricted to the circumstance and not summed up. This platitude flawlessly depicts what optimism restricted to pessimism is. A few people dependably observe their glass half empty, others half full. However, …show more content…
In other words, some condition or conditions existed before the conduct and this condition or these conditions are sufficient to decide how one behaves. It is common for Determinists to assert that physical conditions such as hereditary qualities as well as social conditions like families to decide one's later conduct. Soft Determinism is the view that both free will and Determinism are valid. That is, the soft determinist sees human behavior as resulting from thoughtful deliberation of the options available in a given situation. Because rational processes manifest themselves prior to actions, the person bears responsibility for those actions. (Hergenhahn, …show more content…
Individualism, which is the opposite of collectivism, gives priority to personal goals (as opposed to the goals of a group or society). In addition, individualists tend to define their own identities according to their own personal behaviors and attributes. (Psychology Glossary) Collectivism is a social psychological term that relates to the manner in which humans identify themselves and prioritize their goals. Collectivism, which is the opposite of individualism, focuses on the priorities of the group and not the individual. In a collectivist society, people identify themselves with the goals of the group much more so than the goals of individuals. Collectivism also focuses on things such as fitting into the group, behaving in ways that are line with social norms, group solidarity, and gaining a sense of identity from being part of the group (Psychology
Optimism could be viewed as a state of the mind that influences one to trust that the best things will dependably transpire. A typical colloquialism used to outline optimism (good faith) versus pessimism (negativity) is a glass with water at the midpoint, where the confident person is said to see the glass as half full, yet the worry wart sees the glass as half empty. Optimistic people tend to consider affliction to be transitory; all the more particularly they see the deterrent as restricted to the circumstance and not summed up. This platitude flawlessly depicts what optimism restricted to pessimism is. A few people dependably observe their glass half empty, others half full. However, …show more content…
In other words, some condition or conditions existed before the conduct and this condition or these conditions are sufficient to decide how one behaves. It is common for Determinists to assert that physical conditions such as hereditary qualities as well as social conditions like families to decide one's later conduct. Soft Determinism is the view that both free will and Determinism are valid. That is, the soft determinist sees human behavior as resulting from thoughtful deliberation of the options available in a given situation. Because rational processes manifest themselves prior to actions, the person bears responsibility for those actions. (Hergenhahn, …show more content…
Individualism, which is the opposite of collectivism, gives priority to personal goals (as opposed to the goals of a group or society). In addition, individualists tend to define their own identities according to their own personal behaviors and attributes. (Psychology Glossary) Collectivism is a social psychological term that relates to the manner in which humans identify themselves and prioritize their goals. Collectivism, which is the opposite of individualism, focuses on the priorities of the group and not the individual. In a collectivist society, people identify themselves with the goals of the group much more so than the goals of individuals. Collectivism also focuses on things such as fitting into the group, behaving in ways that are line with social norms, group solidarity, and gaining a sense of identity from being part of the group (Psychology