Recent research indicates the importance of distinguishing between the quality of people's experiences as they are remembered and as they are lived.  People evaluate their experiences as the occur, but their later recall of these experiences often differs from the original, and influences evaluations of their lives, as well as many of the choices they make.  The distinction between on-line experience and retrospective evaluation sheds light on the understanding and measurement of happiness, as well as on defining concepts  such as "utility" and "well-being."

The Lyle Lanier Lecture

Hosted by: Department of Psychology

In conjunction with:  Beckman Institute, College of Business, Department of Business Administration, Department of Economics, Department of Educational Psychology, Department of Human and Community Development, Institute of Labor and Industrial Relations, Department of Political Science, Department of Sociology, Department of Statistics