Why do we flock to buy Powerball tickets when the chances of winning are infinitesimal? A CSU Channel Islands psychology professor said it's because it makes us feel happier as we live in a fantasy of what life could be like if we win. Saturday's nearly $950 million Powerball jackpot — the largest prize in U.S. lottery history — drew people to stores in droves to buy a chance at the prize. Case in point: A few hours before Saturday's Powerball drawing, >>>

(CNN) - Would you prefer a more expensive apartment with a shorter commute or a less expensive apartment with a long commute? That's one of the many real world questions researchers at the University of British Columbia asked more than 4,600 participants in the latest study on happiness. The questions aim to get to the heart of what people value more: time or money. New research that was collected over a year and a half and published by the Society of Personality and Social Psychology suggests valuing your time rather than pursuing >>>

David Powlison begins his explanation of what constitutes biblical psychology by saying simply that "Christian faith is psychology." Like any worldview, Christianity offers a very distinct "coherent, comprehensive understanding of how people work" and he says that this is "intrinsic to thinking Christianly." Indeed, there is a sense in which we are all psychologists because we all have a worldview and this worldview informs how we view humans and how we interpret how they think. He notes that Jesus, for example, provides a very distinct interpretation of the "thoughts and intentions of the heart." >>>

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