Assignment
Watch the YouTube video "The riddle of experience vs. memory | Daniel Kahneman" and answer questions: Watch this 2010 TED talk given by Daniel Kahneman on the notion of happiness. Submit responses online to the following questions:
• Reflect on the three cognitive traps that make it difficult to think about happiness. Which one of the three cognitive traps can you identify with most and why?
• Describe the "two selves" and the characteristics. How is confusion between the two selves part of the "mess about happiness?" Share an example of a time when you can relate to this confusion.
• What is meant by the idea that a bad memory ruins the memory of the experience but not the experience itself? Share an example.
• Think of a situation in your own life that had a bad ending that dominated your lasting impression, despite a mostly neutral or positive experience.
• Describe the situation and how you might change the ending to make the lasting impressions more positive.
• How is it that we make decisions based on memories of experiences but not based on the experiences themselves and that we think of the future as anticipated memories?
• How are happiness of the experiencing self and satisfaction of the remembering self really different?
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the assignment, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.