During December 2013, Markowitz Publishing Sold 3,000 12-Month Annual Magazine

question 248

Essay

During December 2013, Markowitz Publishing sold 3,000 12-month annual magazine subscriptions at a rate of $30 each. The first issues were mailed in February 2014. Prepare the entries on Markowitz's books to record the sale of the subscriptions and the mailing of the first issues.

Explain the concepts of learned helplessness and learned optimism as defined by Seligman.

Apply Seligman's concepts of learned helplessness, learned optimism, and explanatory style to analyze individual behaviors.

Discuss the relation between Seligman's psychological theories and health, including mental health (e.g., depression) and physical health (e.g., relation to heart disease).

Compare and contrast Seligman's theories with those of other psychologists, such as Erikson, Horney, Skinner, and Bandura.

---

Definitions:

Control Time Series

A method in statistics and research that involves collecting data points from a single group or subject over a period of time to identify trends or effects of interventions.

External Validity

The degree to which a study's findings can be applied to different situations and various individuals.

Extraneous Variables

Variables that can influence the outcome of an experiment but are not the variables being studied.

Negative Correlation

A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.