According to the attention restoration theory, exposure to nature (ETN) renews one's capacity to focus attention, which decreases cognitive fatigue and therefore may increase positive emotions. Indeed, natural settings have been associated with high prevalence of happy facial expressions...
Applied Psychology
The idea of happiness being a rate of change, and in particular, the rate of change of satisfaction, is known to both Psychology and Philosophy. In the context of goal and discrepancy theory, Carver and Scheier suggested that the...
Application of psychological principles to solve human problems has acquired new dimension with the changing nature of the challenges that the world faces today. In view of this, the scientific discipline of Applied Psychology has emerged as a natural...