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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Economics
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Subjective well-being is increasingly quantified, yet economists debate measurement scales.
  • Happiness can be measured using ordinal (bounded) or cardinal (unbounded) scales.
  • Differences in neural activation and reported values between these scales remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences in subjective happiness reporting between ordinal and cardinal scales.
  • To explore the neural correlates associated with different subjective reporting scales.
  • To determine if scale type influences reported happiness values and brain activity.

Main Methods:

  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) was employed.
  • Experimental tasks involved reporting happiness from monetary gain and visual stimuli.
  • Participants used both ordinal (e.g., 1-10) and cardinal (unbounded) scales.

Main Results:

  • Participants reported higher happiness values when using ordinal scales compared to cardinal scales.
  • Distinct patterns of neural activation were observed between ordinal and cardinal reporting.
  • The posterior parietal cortex and striatum showed greater activation with ordinal scale use.

Conclusions:

  • Ordinal scales are associated with higher reported happiness and greater reward system activation.
  • Overstatement bias in subjective happiness data must be considered due to scale effects.
  • Findings highlight the importance of scale choice in subjective well-being research.