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     Please gather any information or context about:

a.     The speaker:

1.      Who is she?

- She is Professor Allison ledgerwood a social psychology in UC Davis.

2.     What does she study?

- She studies about psychology.

3.     What is her major?

- Her major is social psychology.

4.     What is her education background?

- B.A., Psychology, Amherst college, 2003

- M.A., psychology, new York university, 2006.

- Ph.D., Social psychology, new York university, 2008,

5.     Where did she study? Where did she learn about Psychology?

- She studied in Amherst College and New York University.

6.     What does she currently teach in university?

- Social Psychology, Political Psychology, Academic Writing, Quantitative Methods, and Attitudes
and Social Influence. And also she teaches workshops around the country on new developments in
research methods and practices.

7.     Where does she live?

- She lives in Sacramento, California.


b.     The topic

1.     In your opinion, what the talk will be about?

- In my opinion, the talk about how to solve the problem with a clear mind, and we should control
ourself in any situations. Positive thinking sometimes is the best way when we get some problem.

2.     What is positive thinking?

- Positive thinking is the practice of focusing on the good in any given situation.

3.     What is the importance of having this topic to be discussed?

- The importance of having this topic to be discussed is to share everyone about positive thinking
better than negative thinking. And it will control us when we get a problem.

4.     Why do you think this issue is important to be discussed?

- This issue is important to be discussed because sometimes we should have a clear mind to solve
the problem.

5.     What is the benefit of talking about this issue?

- The benefit of talking about the issue we can get a positive vibes. For example, lower rates of
depression. We do not need to negative thinking and depression when we face some problem.

6.     How does she think of this issue?

- She thinks this issue is really important.

7.     What journals or papers has she ever written?

- Implicit Bias and Anti Discrimination Policy


c.     The terms she would use:

1.     Mention any terms that you think would be discussed in her talk. (mention 20 terms)

1. Mental health
2. Depression
3. Confidence
4. Overthinking
5. Negative thinking
6. Stuck in negativity
7. Better psychological
8. Humanity
9. How to control our emotion
10. How to control our mind
11. How to handle ourself
12. Happinnes
13. Affect our life in for a good life
14. Better stress-coping mechanisms.
15. Focus
16. Stress management
17. Less fear
18. Attract good things
19. Increase imunity
20. Better resilience

2.     Mention any vocabulary that you think she would use in her talk. (mention 20 terms)

1. Toxic

2. Negative

3. Positive

4. Happiness

5. Crazy

6. Confidence

7. Success

8. Emotion

9. Control

10. Aware

11. Mental
12. Dream

13. Illness

14. Healthy

15. Anxiety

16. Think

17. Strong

18. Independent

19. Depression

20. Grumpy

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