PSYC 471 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Multiperspectivity, Parsing

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 471
• Professor: Richard Koestner

Document Summary

Ppl at our age watch the less tv as you grow older, you watch more. They are rearranging their lives to be able to go surfing when the time is good for it. Challenged, difficult, time consuming super special time when engaging in that activity caring away by the activity flow! Definition of flow and description of its components. A sense of effortless action felt in moments that stand out as the best in our lives. Components: clarity of goals immediate feedback, challenges and skills are matched that makes the activity special, absorbed in the task, sense of personal control, altered sense of time. You have the impression that the times fly by (e. g. getting with friend and talking) No more self: they feel they have more control when they are into it (because of fascination, interest, they feel they are the master of it and in control) 85% are able to say we have a flow activity.