According to Gertner in The Futile Pursuit of Happiness, we tend to overestimate the intensity and duration of our future emotional states. What does this do to our ability to find happiness? Do you agree? Why or why not? Be sure to provide examples in you answer.
Description Students compose an essay outlining their position, attitude or intention towards the specified topic. The student’s position must be clearly identified, discussed and supported with evidence from reliable sources. The student must take a position that applies belief and reasoning systems to concepts of ethics and/or knowledge (DBR 200.1) and applies said systems of […]
Do you think that money brings happiness? What event, or at what point in your life solidified your opinion on the relationship between material wealth and personal fulfillment?
After conducting scientific observations about a construct of interest, it is important to have a foundational understanding of existing research of the construct. For this assignment, you are going to identify a psychological construct you would like to know more about, such as life satisfaction, stress, happiness, optimism, etc. Then, identify a research question- what […]
Outline and describe the differences between the three theories of happiness (need/goal satisfaction theories, process/activity theories, genetic/predisposition theories) discussed in Chapter 6. Each question should be answered in a minimum of 2 paragraphs (12” font), SINGLE SPACED. This should reflect about ½ of a standard 8 ½ X 11” page. Questions will be graded on […]
After you have watched the movie ‘The Grammar of Happiness’, answer: 1. What does Daniel Everett claim to have discovered n the Piraha language and why these discoverings are so controversial? 2. How would you describe/present/explain the two positions on language portrayed in the movie (the one Everett defends, and the Chomskian one)?
Discuss in a paper whether Aristotle’s claim that happiness is the highest good is correct. Are there other highest goods?
