63. How Contagious Is Behavior? With Laurie Santos of “The Happiness Lab.” (Replay)

Why do we mirror other people’s accents? Does DJ Khaled get tired of winning? And also: life is good — so why aren’t you happy?

SOURCES:Albert Bandura, • professor emeritus of psychology at Stanford University. John Bargh • , professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University. Tanya Chartrand • , professor of marketing at Duke University. Clay Cockrell • , psychotherapist and founder of Walk and Talk Therapy. Iain Couzin • , director of the department of collective behavior at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior. William Irvine • , professor of philosophy at Wright State University. Daniel Kahneman • , professor emeritus of psychology at Princeton University. Stephen Kosslyn • , professor emeritus of psychology at Harvard University. Cristine Legare • , professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kevin Ochsner • , professor of psychology at Columbia University. Amos Tversky, • professor of psychology at Stanford University.

RESOURCES: • " How to Escape the Hedonic Treadmill and Be Happier • ," by Anna Katharina Schaffner ( Positive Psychology, • 2016). • “ Revealing the Hidden Networks of Interaction in Mobile Animal Groups Allows Prediction of Complex Behavioral Contagion • ,” by Sara Brin Rosenthal, Colin R. Twomey, Andrew T. Hartnett, Hai Shan Wu, and Iain Couzin ( PNAS, • 2015). • “ A Calm Look at the Most Hyped Concept in Neuroscience — Mirror Neurons • ,” by Christian Jarrett ( WIRED, • 2013). • “ The Chameleon Effect: The Perception–Behavior Link and Social Interaction • ,” by Tanya Chartrand and John Bargh ( Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, • 1999). • “ Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision Under Risk • ,” by Daniel Kahneman and Amos Tversky ( The Econometric Society, • 1979). • “ Transmission of Aggression Through Imitation of Aggressive Models • ,” by Albert Bandura, Dorothea Ross, and Sheila A. Ross ( Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, • 1961).

EXTRAS: • " Why Are Rich Countries So Unhappy? • " by No Stupid Questions • (2022). • " Do You Mind if I Borrow Your Personality? • " by No Stupid Questions • (2022). • “ Episode 2: The Unhappy Millionaire • ,” by The Happiness Lab • (2019). The Happiness Lab.