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Apr 23, 2024
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PSY 4330 - Choices & Happiness
Choices and Happiness synthesizes research from different areas of psychology and related fields (e.g., marketing, economics, nutrition) addressing our quest for happiness within an imperfect cognitive decision making system. The course elucidates judgment biases and errors that prevent us from making better life decisions, from poor food choices to the perils of overusing social media. Choices and Happiness is a deep exploration into the science of self-control, goal attainment, and maintenance.
Students explore facets of problematic decision making such as planning fallacies, procrastination, and multi-tasking. Research in the psychology of judgment touches upon judgment fallacies that contribute to unhealthy life patterns in many areas, such as erroneous beliefs about the costs of eating nutritious foods. The class uses a decision architecture approach to address the development of systems that enhance well-being in different life domains.
Requisites: Senior rank, PSY1010 and (PSY2110 or COMS3520 or ECON3070 or GEOG 2710 or GEOL 3050 or MATH2500 or PBIO 3150 or POLS 2800 or QBA 2010).
Credit Hours: 3
OHIO BRICKS Capstone: Capstone or Culminating Experience
General Education Code (students who entered prior to Fall 2021-22): 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes: - Students will be able to synthesize research that addresses shortcomings in decision making that ultimately impact wellbeing and happiness.
- Students will be able to analyze the literature to gain a better understanding of themselves and the environmental forces that shape decisions that affect their wellbeing.
- Students will be able to use the scientific literature to write about and critique issues related to poor decision making practices that impact happiness.
- Students will be able to present information orally on topics related to judgment biases and their effects on decisions in several life domains.
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