Some Winning Combinations

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By combining several of the strong features of behavioral science, we can create powerful synergies that will accelerate the development of positive behavioral interventions. A combined focus on both prosocial behavior and positive interventions helps people become happier and more creative. It also moves psychology away from disease models and toward models that emphasize developing the best parts of the human potential. Linking studies from laboratory, clinical, and natural environments promises to add another synergy, allowing us to benefit from the unique inputs from all three types of research. There is much to be learned in natural environments, and they provide a promising growth area for the future. It is partially up to us, as writers and teachers, to communicate these positive synergies with colleagues, students, and society as a whole. Arguments are given for emphasizing human freedom over determinism, because behavioral psychology helps free people from aversives and empowers them to develop their human potential with positive tools.

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