Psych 2310 1st Edition Lecture 23 Outline of Last Lecture I. Does our legal system work?II. How can we fix it?III. Problems with the juryOutline of Current Lecture I. ProblemsII. What is happiness?III. Why can’t everyone be happy?IV. How can we change this?Current LectureI. Problemsa. Earth has exceeded carrying capacityb. Population will double againc. More people want the U.S. standard of livingd. Earth is becoming more materialistice. More wealth concentration on topf. Job prospects are looking worseII. What is happiness?a. Leading a virtuous lifei. Society’s vision of moralityThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.b. Life-satisfactioni. Having a positive cognitive evaluation of one’s life as a wholec. Moodi. Having many positive moods and few negative onesd. Researcher’s opinioni. Positive affect+life satisfaction-negative affect=happinesse. Some people are just naturally happieri. These people are married longer and have more career successIII. Why can’t everyone be happy?a. We have a genetic set point for our happinessi. Twin studiesii. Longitudinal studiesb. We can get used to almost anythingc. Higher income countries show more happiness, but within the countries money equates little to happinessd. People who strive for extrinsic happiness are unhappier peoplee. Advertising and media shows us unrealistic standardsIV. How can we change this?a. Economies don’t have to be based on continual growthb. People don’t want to change the system because they are happy where they are atc. If you feel insecure you are more likely to look for happiness in extrinsic valuesd. Evolutionary theory has made us this way. To advance, we must learn to work together and not compete against each
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