Meaning: Its nature, functions, assessment and training
The workshop on meaning measurement was held by Professor Shulamith Kreitler (School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University, Israel)
6th World Congress on Positive Psychology
Lab staff members (Dmitry Leontiev, Martin F. Lynch, Tamara O. Gordeeva, Sergei Ishanov) took part in the 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology in Melbourne (Australia), July 18-21, 2019. About 1600 participants from 50 countries were registered at the congress.
Igor Grossman gave a lecture
Normative theories of judgment either focus on the rational standard – decontextualized preference maximization, or the reasonable standard – the pragmatic balance of preferences and socially-conscious norms.How do people’s intuitions and behavior about these concepts relate to theoretical frameworks advanced in economics, politics, and the law?
The Basics of R: A Quick Refresher
Evgeny Osin, the deputy head of the lab, held a master class on data analysis in R. Inside you will find an interesting links for self-study of R.
How to find your calling?
Some useful links from the researcher of our laboratory on the topic of calling.
Settings on personality traits: a parallel world of individual differences
Together with Sergey Shchebetenko we discussed what a person thinks and how he evaluates his personality traits, which we reveal in questionnaires.
Growing Up as the Formation of an Autonomous Personality
A special role in the transition from childhood to adulthood is played by the formation of self-determination - the integration of freedom and responsibility - in the process of passing through the teenage crisis. The report was made by the head of the laboratory Dmitry Leontiev
Psychometric analysis of the new apathy scale
Alena Zolotareva, candidate of psychological sciences and a laboratory member, made a presentation "Psychometric analysis of the new apathy scale."
Laboratory Staff at the 9th Conference on Positive Psychology in Budapest
At the end of June, the 9th Conference on Positive Psychology (ECPP) was held in Budapest, Hungary. The topic this year is “Positive Psychology for the Prosperity of Europe in Transition.” The conference was organized on the basis of the University of Budapest and brought together more than seven hundred participants from 66 countries.
Symposium on positive psychology was held in Moscow
On June 1-2, the Lab held an International Symposium "Happiness beyond Well-being", where several of the most prominent researchers in the field of positive psychology discussed the phenomenon of eudaemonic happiness.