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In: Journal of Positive Psychology, Vol. 2, pp. 269-270, 2007
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments 2007 erstellt
Beschreibung:
This confusion about the activities of scientists and clinicians is reflected in booksellers’ varying decisions to shelve (often on opposite ends of the bookstore) Daniel Gilbert’s Stumbling on happiness under ‘‘Science,’’ ‘‘Cognitive Science,’’ ‘‘Psychology and Self-Help,’’ or all of the above. This inconsistent shelving and the confusion it reflects is a pity, because Gilbert’s book exemplifies how psychological science relates intimately to improving happiness, well-being, and the quality of life. Gilbert is among the most publicly visible psychological scientists seeking to help people live better, happier lives simply by understanding the basic psychological processes giving rise to everyday experience. Drawing insights from cognitive science, judgment and decision making, neuroscience, social psychology and behavioral economics, Gilbert integrates and reviews much of what psychological science tells us about happiness