The phrase "a more positive state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing improvements in mood, conditions, or situations that are more favorable or beneficial.
Example: "After practicing mindfulness, she found herself in a more positive state of mind."
Alternatives: "a better condition" or "an improved situation".
The hypothesis is that animals in a negative affective state will be more likely to respond to ('judge') these ambiguous cues as if they predict the negative event (a 'pessimistic' response), than animals in a more positive state.
Gregersen said people usually experience one of three outcomes after participating in a question burst: a more positive state of mind about their challenge that leads to new, valuable ideas; a feeling that the problem is much bigger than they expected; or a realization that they are themselves a part of the problem.
Classic liberalism, with its strong pro-market bias, favours a residual approach to social intervention, while the social liberalism that informed social policy in the Keynesian era was open to a more positive state role, with the aim of supporting the development of individual capacities.
This will keep you in a more positive state of mind.
So by me telling myself that Sydney probably won't happen, I'm actually making it more of a reality than if I was open to the dream coming true and in a more positive state of mind.
It is not advisable to set any kind of goal if you are feeling really low at the time, you need to get yourself in a more positive state (even if it is temporarily) before you can start writing a goal.
"It helps keep prisons safe, because inmates doing creative work are in a far more positive state of mind," he said.
Fortunately, during this past month I have made a lot of mental and emotional progress to enable me to "move on". I am now in a much more positive state of mind.
Tony Lee of Your Sinclair was more positive, stating, "This is a very sick game indeed, but fortunately I have a very sick sense of humour".
These results show that pigs have more optimistic judgement biases in enriched environments indicative of a more positive affective state.
The students in the academic-tracked schools reported a more positive emotional state and less task-irrelevant cognitions than the students in the lower-track schools.
