Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Motor Cortex, Ingroups And Outgroups, Endorphins
15 Apr 2016
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Standard of living increased dramatically yet happiness in industrialized countries has shown little improvement over time. Many decisions are rooted in the desire to become happy. Often, the decisions we make fail at increasing happiness. Americans will spend million on self-help books and > 1 billion on motivational speakers. Positive psychology ( science of happiness ) offered in many colleges and universities. Dr. daniel gilbert blames culture, genes and imagination: culture, buy bigger, newer, better things, however: Money buys happiness for those who lack basic needs. >,000 income: more money does not equal more happiness: genes do not hardwire us to reproduce, however: Children have small negative effect when parents asked about happiness *in the moment* Does not mean that moments of joy and happiness do not exist. Imagination, when we envision future we see perpetual gloom or happily- ever after, however: Unhappiness and joy do not last as long as we expect.
