Category: Social Sciences

  • Novel Quantitative Model of Happiness: Reality Less Expectations

    By

    Kimberly Liang

    This paper presents a quantitative model for understanding happiness, hypothesizing that happiness is a function of the difference between reality and expectations. Using two surveys, 84 participants reported their expected and actual IQ percentiles alongside their happiness levels before and…

  • A New Framework for Evaluating Team Psychological Factors

    By

    Bob Guo

    This paper proposes a comprehensive framework for evaluating teamwork in both sports teams and corporate environments, highlighting the psychological factors that contribute to team effectiveness. By synthesizing insights from sports psychology and organizational behavior, we identify eight key factors: planning,…

  • Elevated Self-Rated Intellectual Ability Among Biological Parents of Autistic Individuals

    By

    Sophia Dong

    ,

    Casey Liu

    ,

    David Wang

    ,

    Alice Shu

    ,

    Evan Wei

    ,

    Rita Mei

    ,

    Kimberly Liang

    ,

    Zimo Chen

    ,

    Jocasta Xie

    ,

    Angelina Yu

    ,

    Alex Chen

    ,

    Evelyn Kung

    ,

    Lily Zhang

    ,

    Selina Zhang

    ,

    Linda Li

    ,

    Ashley Zhang

    and

    Frankie Ye

    We conducted an online survey asking biological parents of autistic individuals to self-assess their intellectual ability by ranking themselves in one of five quintiles: 1st-20th percentile, 21st-40th percentile, 41st-60th percentile, 61st-80th percentile, and 81st-100th percentile. A flyer containing a QR…

  • Political Spectrum vs. COVID-19 Response

    By

    Larry Mei

    Within Western Nations, democracies have been lauded as the progressive form of government. However, within the last 10 years, the world has become increasingly, autocratic, with personal freedoms being restricted in favor of increased government control. This paper seeks to…

  • African Elephants: Ivory Substitutions and Film Production

    By

    Jinghan Cao

    Poaching has been contributing to the rapid decline of the African elephant population throughout the past decade. After noticing the species’ endangerment, multiple countries and global organizations established treaties and regulations to constrain the worldwide ivory trade. Though the overall…