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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #2597 Positive Psychology
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The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field

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Some psychologists advocate positive psychology and explicitly embrace an empirical self-help philosophy.
They aim to refine the self-improvement field by way of an intentional increase in scientifically sound research and well-engineered models.
According to them, the role of positive psychology is to become a bridge between the ivory tower and the main street—between the rigour of academe and “the fun of the self-help movement."
The division of focus and methodologies have produced several subfields, in particular: general positive psychology; and personal effectiveness. This includes the intentional training of new patterns of thought and feeling.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first sentence because it introduces the main topic of positive psychology. It does not need another sentence for context. It is a general statement about psychologists and their views. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with "According to them," which needs context from a previous sentence. Paragraph 3 starts with "They aim," which also needs context. Paragraph 4 starts with "The division of focus," which refers to something not yet introduced.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it summarizes the results of the previous discussions. It wraps up the ideas about positive psychology and its subfields, showing the overall theme of the text.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects to Paragraph 1 because it explains what the psychologists believe about positive psychology. This is a logical order where the first paragraph introduces the topic and the second gives more detail about it.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 follows Paragraph 2 because it shows what the psychologists want to do with positive psychology. It explains their aim to improve the self-improvement field, which connects well with the role mentioned in the previous paragraph.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects to Paragraph 3 because it describes the results of the aims mentioned in the previous paragraph. It shows how the focus on research has led to new subfields in positive psychology.

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