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Can the process of experimentation lead to greater happiness?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2004

Simon C. Moore*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, Warwick University, CoventryCV4 7AL, United Kingdomwww.warwick.ac.uk/psych
Joselyn L. Sellen*
Affiliation:
School of Psychology, Cardiff University, CardiffCF10 3YG, United Kingdomwww.cardiff.ac.uk/psych

Abstract

We argue that the self-experimentation espoused by Roberts as a means of generating new ideas, particularly in the area of mood, may be confounded by the experimental procedure eliciting those affective changes. We further suggest that ideas might be better generated through contact with a broad range of people, rather than in isolation.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2004

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