Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/2014/Giving and emotion

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Hi, after our discussion we had in person the other day about having difficulties in thinking of headings, I've had a look at your titles, and thought maybe you could use "Motivators behind giving behaviour", and "affective consequences of giving behaviour". Let me know if you'd like more suggestions. :) U3083503 (discuss • contribs) 08:50, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks so much! I was unsure with some of headings, so I've adjusted them a bit with help from your suggestions! N.matthews3500 (discuss • contribs) 06:59, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

Hi, I also had a thought about, in addition to social and neurobiological factors as motivators, that personality could also be a motivator behind giving if you haven't prepared that already. U3083503 (discuss • contribs) 08:50, 21 October 2014 (UTC)

I did a quick search in my free time for you, and found this article and it seemed quite fitting. Hope you can find somewhere to use it if you haven't found it already. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0039211 U3083503 (discuss • contribs) 00:07, 23 October 2014 (UTC)

Thanks! This tips have been a big help! N.matthews3500 (discuss • contribs) 06:42, 25 October 2014 (UTC)

Final edit

Hi, I have done a final edit on your page as requested, and your page is fantastic! I like how well each section flows into the next, and how neatly you have tied it all in together. There were a couple of things I did pick up on though.

• In the 2nd paragraph of ‘what is emotion’, you note that 2 things will be discussed later in the paper, but in different sentences; perhaps merge these 2 discussions into the same sentence e.g.: “blah and blah will be discussed later...”

• Your sentence about giving 5 times in a day being better than over a weekly period so to make someone happy lacks a reference – put one in! :)

Great, thank you so much! I really appreciated your help throughout this whole process. :) N.matthews3500 (discuss • contribs) 14:14, 26 October 2014 (UTC)

Religion

--Natalie 777 (discuss • contribs) 14:49, 27 November 2014 (UTC)Giving is a significant part of many different religions. For example, in Christianity the Bible states that 'if you give, you will receive', that 'it is more blessed to give than to receive', that we are to 'give to the poor and be blessed'. In this case, many people give according to the beliefs of their religion, with the reward of giving not being a physical reward, but more of a spiritual reward.

Here, the idea of giving is often not solely based on the rewards of giving (such as: receiving in return, being blessed or happy); instead people give out of obedience to their religious beliefs. This suggests that giving may not solely be done out of emotional 'feelings', but rather out of the desire to be obedient to spiritual doctrine. For example, as a Christian if I give money to someone who is homeless I may not do it simply to feel good emotions, but to be obedient to what the Bible says, which is to give to the poor. However, that is not to say that religious people only give due to their religious obedience, as people may very well give for that reason, as well as emotional reasons.

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Overall Overall, this is a good presentation on an interesting topic. Well done! Structure and content Content is generally structured nicely. A minor amendment would be to introduce the concept of 'Altruism' earlier, when you are describing giving. Theory is a major focus of the presentation, giving it an academic quality. Research is also well integrated. The concise overview and conclusions are also a strength. Communication Communication is generally very good. The slides are informative, with a good amount of information on most slides. Text on the happiness slide is a little too small. The slides could be made more engaging by including images and figures. The voice-over is too fast throughout. Production quality Basic production tools are used effectively. The audio quality is good, with only slight background noise. The visuals are clear. A link to the book chapter is provided, along with copyright licence information.

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Overall Overall, this is a reasonable chapter which could be improved by concentrating more of the content on the central question. For more feedback, see my copyedits and comments below. Theory The general material about emotion can be summarised, with links to further information, to allow expansion of the theoretical material about giving and emotion. Research Happiness is mentioned as one of the emotional effects of giving - what about other emotions? Currently, there is limited coverage about the emotional consequences of giving for the giver. When describing important research findings, indicate the size of effects in addition to whether or not there was an effect or relationship. The discussion about altruism and giving seems somewhat unnecessary - it it not part of the question/topic. Some statements were unreferenced - see the tags Written expression The chapter is quite well written. A more detailed Overview could be provided. For example, a case scenario could be described, or an overview of the relevant theories could be provided. Some paragraphs are overly long. Each paragraph should communicate one key idea in three to five sentences. Layout No Tables and three Figures; use of these materials could be expanded.. See earlier comments about heading casing Learning features Effective use of relevant links to other pages. Spelling and grammar are excellent. APA style is excellent.

-- Jtneill - Talk - c 06:17, 30 November 2014 (UTC)