The more we value happiness as a primary goal, the more likely we are to feel spiritually and emotionally bankrupt when we inevitably fall short of our own expectations. The Self-Defeating Mechanics ...
Coming up with a formal definition of happiness can be tricky. After all, shouldn’t we just know it when we feel it? In fact, we often use the term to describe a range of positive emotions, including amusement, joy, pride, and contentment. But to understand the causes and effects of happiness, researchers first need to define it. For most, the term happiness is interchangeable with ...
Happiness is multifaceted, and we should be wary of discounting pleasure and enjoyment as shallow or self-indulgent.
Can Money Buy Happiness? It Depends on Why You’re Spending It According to new research, our purchases may make us happier when they're motivated by goals we care about.
The search for happiness can make you unhappy—but there is a research-tested solution.
A new book combines happiness research and relationship science to identify strategies within our control for experiencing more love in our lives. In this video from our Bridging Differences for Parents and Teens series, learn how five families fostered skills for dialogue and understanding across ...
Hypothesis The hypothesis of Andreas Cellarius, showing the planetary motions in eccentric and epicyclical orbits A hypothesis (pl.: hypotheses) is a proposed explanation for a phenomenon. A scientific hypothesis must be based on observations and make a testable and reproducible prediction about reality, in a process beginning with an educated ...
A hypothesis is a statement that can be tested by scientific research. If you want to test a relationship between two or more variables, you need to write hypotheses.