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Modest systems psychology: A neutral complement to positive psychological thinking
Author(s) -
Hogan Michael J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
systems research and behavioral science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.371
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1099-1743
pISSN - 1092-7026
DOI - 10.1002/sres.895
Subject(s) - positive psychology , action (physics) , psychology , complement (music) , focus (optics) , virtue , epistemology , character (mathematics) , perspective (graphical) , psychological science , social psychology , cognitive science , philosophy , computer science , artificial intelligence , biochemistry , chemistry , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , complementation , optics , gene , phenotype
Abstract The positive psychology movement has recently reconfigured the thinking of psychologists by bringing to the forefront of enquiry a scientific focus on positive emotions, character strengths, and human virtue, the ultimate aim of which is to further our understanding of human nature and optimize our potential for a good life. This paper proposes a modest systems psychology as a neutral complement to positive psychological thinking in an effort to facilitate a systems view on action optimization. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.