the psychology of happiness
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Dinners. L O O K I N G. WHERE THE. L I G H T. with the. Reader. The Psychology of Happiness. #2. IS GOOD. www.theseymourreader.com. Ed Diener. Martin Seligman. Scientists can measure people’s happiness. We finally can do it. Happiness is the goal of public policy. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Psycholog
yof
Happiness
#2
Dinners
with theRe
ader
www.theseymourreader.com
LOOKING
WHERETHE
LIGHTISGOOD
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Ed Diener
Martin Seligman
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We finally can do itScientists can measure people’s happiness.
We’ve always meant to do it
So let’s do it!Therefore, happiness should be a primary policy focus.
Happiness is the goal of public policy.
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The big ideaUnified,
comprehensive science of happiness
Policies to increase
public happiness
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Scientists can measure people’s happiness.
Happiness is the goal of public policy.
Therefore, happiness should be a primary policy focus.
The Philoso
phyof
Happiness
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Scientists can measure people’s happiness.
Happiness is the goal of public policy.
Therefore, happiness should be a primary policy focus.
The Economicsof Happiness
16 April
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Scientists can measure people’s happiness.
Happiness is the goal of public policy.
Therefore, happiness should be a primary policy focus.
The Psychologyof
Happiness
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LOOKING
WHERETHE
LIGHTISGOOD
The Psychologyof
Happiness
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Scientists can measure people’s happiness.
The Psychologyof
Happiness
Limits of measurement
Limits of scientific objectivity
Limits of democratic neutrality
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These limits compromise this goal
Limits of measurement
Limits of scientific objectivity
Limits of democratic neutrality
Unified, comprehensive
science of happiness
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Scientists can measure people’s happiness.
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Scientists can measure people’s happiness.Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
SATISFACTION
PLEASURE
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
PLEASUREDaniel Kahneman
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INTE
NSI
TY
DURATION
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
Choose Your Colonoscopy!
Daniel Kahneman
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Choose Your Colonoscopy!IN
TEN
SITY
DURATION
#1
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
#2
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Choose Your Colonoscopy!IN
TEN
SITY
DURATION
#1
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
#2
Less momentary pain
More highly rated
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Choose Your Colonoscopy!IN
TEN
SITY
DURATION
#1
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
#2
The experiencing self
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Choose Your Colonoscopy!IN
TEN
SITY
DURATION
#1
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
#2
The experiencing self
The remembering self
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DURATION
DESI
RE T
O S
TOP
The experiencing self
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DURATION
DESI
RE T
O S
TOP
The experiencing self
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DURATION
DESI
RE T
O S
TOP
“Objective Unhappiness”
The experiencing self
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DURATION
The experiencing selfDE
SIRE
TO
CO
NTI
NU
E
“Objective Happiness”
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DURATION
DESI
RE T
O S
TOP
Peak-End Rule
The remembering self
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DURATION
DESI
RE T
O S
TOP
“Subjective Unhappiness”
The remembering self
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DURATION
The remembering selfDE
SIRE
TO
CO
NTI
NU
E
“Subjective Happiness”
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Choose Your Colonoscopy!IN
TEN
SITY
DURATION
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
The experiencing self
The remembering self
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Choose Your Colonoscopy!IN
TEN
SITY
DURATION
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
The experiencing self
The remembering self
Lower Objective Unhappiness
Lower Subjective Unhappiness
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Choose Your Colonoscopy!IN
TEN
SITY
DURATION
INTE
NSI
TYDURATION
The experiencing self
The remembering self
Lower Objective Unhappiness
Lower Subjective Unhappiness
AREA!
SHAPE!
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The experiencing self
The remembering self
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The experiencing selfWHAT HAPPINESS
REALLY IS
“Objective Happiness Theory”
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DURATION
DESI
RE T
O C
ON
TIN
UE
“Objective Happiness Theory”
The Area Under the
Curve
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DURATION
DESI
RE T
O C
ON
TIN
UE
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Scientists can measure people’s happiness.Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
ADD
ADDJeremy Bentham
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
PLEASUREDaniel Kahneman
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
Ed Diener
SATISFACTION
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)States of Mind:
SATISFACTIONEd Diener
Domain satisfactionGlobal satisfactionPositive emotion
Positive mood
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Experience-Sampling MethodHow intense are your positive emotional experiences?
How frequent are your positive emotional experiences?
How happy
are you?
Greater correlation with global measures
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DURATION
INTE
NSI
TYFrequency is #1
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)States of Mind:
SATISFACTIONEd Diener
Domain satisfactionGlobal satisfactionPositive emotion
Positive mood
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• 7 - Strongly agree • 6 - Agree • 5 - Slightly agree • 4 - Neither agree nor disagree • 3 - Slightly disagree • 2 - Disagree • 1 - Strongly disagree
____ In most ways my life is close to my ideal
____ The conditions of my life are excellent.
____ I am satisfied with my life.
____ So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.
____ If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.
The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS)
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Limits of measurement
Limits of scientific objectivity
Limits of democratic neutrality
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Limits of measurement
Norbert Schwarz
Fritz Strack
What happens when you ask people how happy they are?
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Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are these days?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
Context-independentJUDGMENT
Context-independent
REPORT
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Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are these days?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy Context-independent
REPORT
How “should” I answer?To whom do I answer?
Who is visible when I answer?
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Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are these days?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
Context-independentJUDGMENT
Default: current mood
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Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are these days?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
Context-independentJUDGMENT
Default: current moodLife items compared
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Life “these days” …
… does this fall inside … or outside?
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Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are these days?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
Context-independentJUDGMENT
Default: current moodLife items compared
Survey factors
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1.How many dates have you had recently?
2.How happy are you these days?
1.How happy are you these days?
2.How many dates have you had recently?
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Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are these days?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
Why is this so hard?
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Taking all things together, how happy would you say you are these days?
Very happy
Pretty happy
Not too happy
My hypothesis
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The Very Earnest
Happ
ines
s
Some other thing
Of Very Serious ThingsOften =current mood + survey design + reporting norms
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How happy are you?
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Subjective Well-Being (SWB)
ADD
ADD
Limits of measurement
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ADD
ADD
Limits of measurement
Concept
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Limits of measurement
Limits of scientific objectivity
Limits of democratic neutrality
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Unified, comprehensive
science of happiness
Policies to increase
public happiness
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Unification within
measures
Unification between measures
Unified, comprehensive
science of happiness
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Unification within
measures
The AffectBalance Scale
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The AffectBalance Scale
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The AffectBalance Scale
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Commensurability
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Satisfaction With Life Scale
The Questions____ In most ways my life is close to my ideal. ____ The conditions of my life are excellent.____ I am satisfied with my life.____ So far I have gotten the important things I want in life.____ If I could live my life over, I would change almost nothing.
The Scores• 7 - Strongly agree • 6 - Agree • 5 - Slightly agree • 4 - Neither agree nor disagree • 3 - Slightly disagree • 2 - Disagree • 1 - Strongly disagree
Score from 5 to 35
Combination Commensurability
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multi-dimensional
Satisfaction
Combination Commensurability Unification within
measures
multi-dimensional
Positive Affect
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multi-dimensional
Unification between measures
Engagement
Satisfaction
Positive Affect
Pleasure
Combination Commensurability Unification within
measures
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Unification between measures
Combination Commensurability Unification within
measuresThese issues will be different for
different people …
… because different people have different values.
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Unification between measures
Combination Commensurability Unification within
measuresUnification is value-laden.
It is not strictly technical.
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Combination Commensurability
Ed DienerMartin Seligman
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Combination Commensurability
Seen as technical issues.
Ed DienerMartin Seligman
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Unified, comprehensive
science of happiness
Policies to increase
public happiness
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Unified, comprehensive
science of happiness Limits of scientific
objectivity
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Policies to increase
public happiness
Limits of democratic neutrality
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Ed Diener
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Ed Diener
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I am as happy as I think I am
Happiness is a state of mind
Content Criterion
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I am as happy as I think I am
Happiness is a state of mind
Content CriterionLimits of democratic
neutrality
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I am as happy as I think I am
Happiness is a state of mind
Content Criterion
These issues will be different for
different people …
… because different people have
different values.
Limits of democratic neutrality
Yes
No
Yes
No
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I am as happy as I think I am
Happiness is a state of mind
Content Criterion
SWB is value-laden.
SWB is not strictly neutral.
Limits of democratic neutrality
Yes
No
Yes
No
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Unified, comprehensive
science of happiness
Policies to increase
public happiness
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Unified, comprehensive
science of happiness
Limits of measurement
Limits of scientific objectivity
Limits of democratic neutrality
These limits compromise this goal
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The Psycholog
yof
Happiness
#2
Dinners
with theRe
ader
www.theseymourreader.com
LOOKING
WHERETHE
LIGHTISGOOD