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  • •Social support •Positive / Negative affectivity + Positive effect - Negative effect

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • He practices what he calls Positive Intent, which he describes as a fundamental presumption in favor of another person - so long as that person is not giving off an evil or unsavory vibe.

    Jim Luce: Wall Street Lawyer on "The Positive Presumption" 2009

  • The fact that some of these people declare the dullness of their thoughts and imaginations to be a philosophy, which they call Positive, does not remove them, in my opinion, from the ranks of those who, to avoid seeing the question, lick the honey.

    A Confession 1887

  • Amanda Jaffe, the heroine of Wild Justice and Proof Positive, is backin this twisting tale of international intrigue and murder that leads her deep into the past ... and into the crosshairs of a killer.

    Fugitive by Phillip Margolin: Book summary 2010

  • You can reach M. Friedman by telephone or read "There is no such thing as a free lunch" Essays on Public Policy (Horton & Co, 1975) or Essays in Positive Economics (American Economic Review, 1953) about government profligacy.

    Overspending and Obesity, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Another study by Dr. Schellenberg, "Long-Term Positive Associations Between Music Lessons and IQ," found that the longer students took music lessons, the greater were their gains in IQ.

    Sue Shellenbarger answers readers' questions Sue Shellenbarger 2011

  • Despite the fact that Essays in Positive Economics is the most cited work in economic science, few economists, to say nothing of their students, are clear about the need to distinguish theories that predict, which help us evaluate alteratives, from theories that explain, which help us formulate them.

    Economics and Moral Intuition, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • This is completely consistent with Friedman's book on methodology, Essays in Positive Economics.

    Economics and Moral Intuition, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • Philip Margolin's Proof Positive is well up to scratch: a thriller about a rogue criminalist, this book is as usual set in Oregon, featuring the local court and cop scene.

    March 2008 Maxine 2008

  • May 29th, 2008 2: 18 pm ET funny that she follows Obama's lead in Positive advertising ... she makes a great follower, or copycat (he came up with the "change" slogan, the special interests idea, the "i love you" and many more)

    Clinton launches TV ad in Montana 2008

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