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Creating The Optimisitc Classroom: What Law Schools Can Learn From Explanatory Style Effects, Corie Rosen

Corie Rosen

If it is true that we are what we think, then in the law school environment, where depression is rampant, positive psychology may plan an especially important role. This article is primarily concerned with the implications that the attribution style studies and decision-making studies may have for student motivation in the law learning environment. Specifically, this paper will address optimism, the attribution style language associated with the presence of optimism in the brain, the methods for importing that language into the law school classroom, and the possible effects of such teaching.