About PSY409 Assignment 1
PSY409 Assignment No 1 for Fall 2026 is from Positive Psychology. It covers lesson 7: Positive emotions part II, carries 20 marks and is due on VULMS by 11:59 pm on Tuesday 10 November 2026. You can request the solution from this page.
- Course
- PSY409 Positive Psychology
- Assignment
- Assignment No 1
- Semester
- Fall 2026
- Lesson
- 7: Positive emotions part II
- Total marks
- 20
- End date
- Tue 10 Nov, 11:59 pm
What PSY409 Assignment 1 asks
This assignment requires students to apply positive psychology concepts to a real-life experience of expressing gratitude. You must select an individual who has positively impacted your life and draft a personal letter to them. After delivering the letter, you will reflect on the experience and analyze it using specific psychological theories. The final submission must be formatted in MS-Word using Times New Roman or Arial font at size 12.
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Section 1: Gratitude Letter Submission
10 marksDraft a personal letter to an individual who has made a lasting positive impact on your life. The letter must be 200 to 400 words long and detail specific actions, events, or support provided by the recipient. Clearly articulate how these actions influenced your personal growth or life path.
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Section 2, Part 1: Delivery and Reaction
3 marksWrite a brief description of how you delivered the letter, choosing between in-person, video call, or audio call methods. Include a description of the recipient's reaction to receiving the letter. This section must be between 100 and 150 words.
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Section 2, Part 2: Theoretical Analysis
7 marksAnalyze your emotional and cognitive responses to the experience using Fredrickson’s Broaden-and-Build Theory. You must incorporate concepts such as the development of positive relations, broadening effect, building resources, induced playfulness, and the undoing potential of positive emotions. This analysis should be 200 to 400 words long.
- What to submit
- One .doc (MS Word) file.
- Topics covered
- Positive psychology Gratitude Broaden-and-Build Theory Emotional response Cognitive response Positive emotions
A summary of the assignment file, Fall 2026_PSY409_1.pdf. Download the file for the full wording before you start.
Lesson covered
The questions in this assignment come from this lesson. Read it in the PSY409 handout before you open the assignment file, then practise it with the MCQs and past papers.
Solution
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Before you submit on VULMS
- 1 Start on the questions in the assignment file now. The solution will be added to this page once it is written.
- 2 Write the final answer in your own words. VU checks assignments for copying, and copied work gets zero marks.
- 3 Save your answer in the file type the assignment file asks for, and name it with your student ID, for example BC260012345.
- 4 Open the file once more to check it is not empty or corrupted, then upload it on VULMS before 11:59 pm on Tue 10 Nov.
Questions about this assignment
When is PSY409 Assignment 1 due?
Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 11:59 pm. VULMS does not accept files after the deadline.
When will the solution be added?
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Can I submit the solution as it is?
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What file do I submit?
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