Predictive Representations in Memory and Planning

Ida Momennejad
(Princeton University)
Date: November 1, 2016
Description:
Most people around the world report wanting to be happy. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that individuals can deliberately increase their own happiness via such practices as gratitude or kindness. In this talk, I will introduce the positive activity model (Lyubomirsky & Layous, 2013), which describes when and why positive activities are more (or less) successful at boosting well-being. Then, I will propose several key moderators and mechanisms by which engaging in presumably happiness-increasing activities may actively backfire.
Created: Tuesday, November 7th, 2017