PSY4206

This course explores empirically-tested psychological interventions to increase health and happiness. In the first part of the course, the focus will be on interventions to increase happiness, and students will test different strategies on themselves each week (as well as read the research literature on the strategies) as they attempt to increase happiness. In the second part of the course, students will select a health behavior, and then read about and test interventions (again on themselves) to change health behaviors, aiming to maintain a new health goal. A group project will involve creating an intervention to increase happiness on campus. Course consists of lecture, discussion, group work, and intervention design and testing. PSY 3206 is recommended, but not required.