Hedonism and the choice of everyday activities

Most theories of motivation have highlighted that human behavior is guided by the hedonic principle, according to which our choices of daily activities aim to minimize negative affect and maximize positive affect. However, it is not clear how to reconcile this idea with the fact that people routinel...

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Main Authors: Taquet, Maxime, Quoidbach, Jordi, de Montjoye, Yves-Alexandre, Desseilles, Martin, Gross, James J.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/108683
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9086-589X