Life Could Be Different ... And Maybe Better?
Podcast: Short WavePublished On: Wed Dec 27 2023
Description: Are people ever satisfied? Two social psychologists, Ethan Ludwin-Peery and Adam Mastroianni, fell down a research rabbit hole accidentally answering a version of this very question. After conducting several studies, the pair found that when asked how things could be different, people tend to give one kind of answer, regardless of how the question is asked or how good life felt when they were asked. Short Wave's Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber digs into the research—and how it might reveal a fundamental law of psychology about human satisfaction. (encore)Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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