Methodology and Procedures

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What was a piece of research that couldve been used in the research of Myers and Deiner's 1995 study on "what makes people happy?" ?
Observation
What was significant about this?
It was a way to discover what people are doing or thinking at selected times of the day and how happy they were.
What may the researcher give to the participants?
A beeper to remind them to record what they are doing/ feeling at that moment in time.
How is this beneficial?
It is a way to sample individuals' behaviour.
What was the research method used in this research?
Literature review.
What is a literature review?
Summary of existing research.
What was another research method that could've been used?
Interviews and Questionnaires
How was this used to assess happiness or wellbeing?
Considering their subjective well being (SWB).
What can be used in interviews to find out SWB?
Simple closed questions such as "how satisfied are you with your current life, answer with very satisfied, not very satisfied, not satisfied at all"
How can questionnaires be applied to SWBs?
Can give a number of questions related to swb
What can they both give?
Quantitative measures to represent happiness