Ep. 21 - Hedonic Adaptation

https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Podcasts112/v4/11/a7/72/11a772c7-0c9b-5c3a-54e9-fdb8b9c9086f/mza_7470747473134821355.jpg/600x600bb.jpg

Noggin - The Simple Psychology Podcast

Ben Rasmussen & McKay Heaton

31 episodes

1 day ago

Scientific research is more accessible now than ever before. Research has the potential to help us live better, happier lives. However, it can be hard to find and hard to understand. We take relevant research and describe it in a simple and exciting way that can be understood by anyone who is looking to make positive changes in their life. Ben & McKay are students at Brigham Young University. We are studying psychology and neuroscience, and have multiple years of research experience as research assistants. Reach out to us at nogginpodcast@gmail.com

Social Sciences

Science

RSS

All content for Noggin - The Simple Psychology Podcast is the property of Ben Rasmussen & McKay Heaton and is served directly from their servers with no modification, redirects, or rehosting. The podcast is not affiliated with or endorsed by Podjoint in any way.

Social Sciences

Science

https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded/25883458/25883458-1655319175092-7c8de448aeadc.jpg

Ep. 21 - Hedonic Adaptation

Noggin - The Simple Psychology Podcast

30 minutes 32 seconds

2 years ago

Ep. 21 - Hedonic Adaptation

Have you ever been really excited to buy something, only to feel extremely underwhelmed by the satisfaction this thing gives you shortly after purchasing it? Have you ever experienced a negative change in your life that you thought would impact you more negatively than it did? Our body's natural tendency to "get used" to things involves something called hedonic adaptation. We've discussed this on the show before, but we thought it deserved its own episode. So, today we discuss what the research says about how to maximize our well-being by not "getting used" to the good things in our life.

Note: We recorded this episode the day before the World Cup match between the US and The Netherlands. Spoiler alert: The US lost.

References:

Wu, S. (2001). Adapting to heart conditions: A test of the hedonic treadmill. Journal of Health Economics, 20(4), 495-507.

Sheldon, K. M., & Lyubomirsky, S. (2012). The challenge of staying happier: Testing the hedonic adaptation prevention model. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38(5), 670-680.