Talk:Motivation and emotion/Book/Envy

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Hi. Your chapter looks great so far, I really like how you've used modern and past examples to illustrate what you're saying. I think this provides a happy medium in terms of psychological research and real life examples. I also think that the definitions of what envy is and the various types of envy are well demonstrated. Perhaps you could include socialisation in terms of developing envy or whether it is more biologically produced. Additionally, perhaps you could include cultural differences: does envy incorporate the same thing across collectivist and individualist cultures? But so far, the chapter is well written and expressive. I think you've done a great job.U3033746 22:06, 2 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Thank you very much for your feed back! I will definitely delve further into the cultural aspects of envy and its roots. I think you are right as well too bring up collectivist and individualistic cultures, it could be something which is really interesting so thank you very much for your help :) --EssDubz 11:22, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Hey Sam. Your book chapter looks good... I think that the colour scheme you've chosen works really well. I also really like the movie example with questions underneath - it breaks up the text well. You've given a good overall introduction and I'm interested to see your part on how to manage envy. I would encourage you to add another 'question' section like you did after the movie. Perhaps in your research you could consider including a section on how the media manipulates envy - so that people buy more things... and the practical self-help implications of this.KristaLeanne 07:07, 3 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey thanks Krista! I am really looking forward to understanding how to cope with envy so when its written up I will let you know! Yeh seeing how the media can affect envy would be really interesting and I'm sure i could link it to someone elses page aswell so thank you for your input, good luck with the rest of your chapter. --EssDubz 11:22, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Hey Sam, your book chapter is visually pleasing! I like that you included an example in the media because it helps set up the context of your chapter well. Comparing envy with other emotions is effective to show their distinctions. Maybe you could discuss if envy is ever beneficial in driving someone to achieve a positive goal? Nice work :) AngeM 23:36, 2 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey AngeM, thank you for your help, I am now considering whether i should include a little case example or something like that to show how envy can indeed drive someone to achieve a positive goal. If i can find something that really fits I will let you know. Thanks again. --EssDubz 11:27, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Hey your page is looking so nice and colourful and theres loads of good pics Maybe you could include some psychological theory if you can find any on why people get envy :) Kayla 01:47, 3 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Hey Kayla, yeh I am hoping to attack some psychological theory behind envy its just really hard as it seems to be a really philosophical question, plenty of philosophical theories however :) thanks for your help --EssDubz 11:27, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Great job Samuel, i think the general consensus is that your page colours are delightful and "enticeing". I agree with previous statements where ppl have suggested describing if envy is successful in motivating a person positively (eg trying harder to be like someone else/have the things they have etc.). Just food for thought :) but cant wait for this chapter to develop more, it has great potential Atice 01 05:38, 3 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Atice 01, thankyou for your feedback, they are quite enticeing I was hoping to go for that affect in order to draw people towards my page. I feel i must also add that i am quite envious of your page (pun intended). I will definitely take your feedback into consideration, thank you and goodluck with your the rest of your chapter. --EssDubz 11:27, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

--Cowboy Dan 10:39, 6 November 2011 (UTC), EssDubz I was wondering if you were going to draw up a table comparing jealousy and envy?


 * Cowboy Dan, thank you for offering that advice, I have now added a small table showing the differences between jealousy and envy so the readers can get a clearer picture of how they really differentiate. Good luck on the rest of your chapter. --EssDubz 15:36, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

EssDubz, i just wanted to thank you for your contribution to my page. You were correct in assuming i needed to define aggression. So thank-you. In the act of reciprocity, i have read over and "touched up" your page a bit. I simply made minor changes to help you. I always find that looking through the eyes of another helps pick up small grammer mistakes that one wouldnt normally see having stared at ones own page for hours :) Best of luck with your page EssDubz Atice 01 15:17, 6 November 2011 (UTC)


 * Atice 01, any time, thought that it might help you out. Also thank you for your contribution to my page as well, you are definitely right in saying that often we ourselves miss little mistakes as i clearly had in my introduction so thank you for fixing that up for me. Good luck with the rest of your page Atice 01 only hours left now until its due. love EssDubz --EssDubz 15:36, 6 November 2011 (UTC)

Heading casing
FYI, the general wiki convention is for lower case headings. -- Jtneill - Talk - c 11:39, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Colour of envy
What is the colour of envy? Is is red? Or is it more like purple? Just wondering here about the title background colour. -- Jtneill - Talk - c 20:08, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Draft comments
I've had a quick look - in addition to the comments above: Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 20:22, 3 November 2011 (UTC)
 * 1) Overall - the scope, look, feel, style etc. all look to be very much on track with the style of the book and assessment exercise.
 * 2) Maybe make more clear how envy differs from similar/related emotions? It could be useful to consider whether envy is viewed as a core emotion or secondary emotion
 * 3) Maybe link to trailer of the Envy movie?
 * 4) Subtitle - on the Table of Contents it is Envy - Understanding the deadly sin of envy as an emotion; or Envy - What is it? and how do we manage it?. Make both places consistent (whatever you choose is fine).
 * 5) Structure - I've adjusted the structure slightly - I suggest short Intro and Summary sections. Initially, explain envy as an emotion, some historical info is useful/interesting but this is probably also the most expendable, then the psychology of envy and copying with envy sections are probably the most important in terms of addressing the theory and research marking criteria.
 * Hey James, Thank you very much for your feedback. I have changed the color scheme of the chapter in order to better suit the topic, I have also now added the trailer to the movie and fixed up the title on both the wiki book page and chapter page. I am hoping to find a bit more psychological information on envy however it appears to be a relatively new area in the field of psychology. Thanks again for the feedback I will most definitely put it into motion. --EssDubz 09:47, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

This is a fantastic shapter - really well done - congratulations - Magnolia

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