Question 1

Support for new energy policies will require

Accepted Answer

A)  stronger and stricter laws. 
B)  an increase in annual average consumption of fuel. 
C)  an economy with a taxless structure base. 
D)  a shift in public consciousness similar to the civil rights and women's movements. 
A)  stronger and stricter laws. 
B)  an increase in annual average consumption of fuel. 
C)  an economy with a taxless structure base. 
D)  a shift in public consciousness similar to the civil rights and women's movements. D

Question 2

Which of the following has NOT been linked to the decrease in birth rates in less-developed countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  food security 
B)  the education of women 
C)  global warming 
D)  the empowerment of women 
A)  food security 
B)  the education of women 
C)  global warming 
D)  the empowerment of women C

Question 3

Identify a true statement about materialism and satisfaction.

Accepted Answer

A)  People who strive most for wealth tend to live with higher well-being. 
B)  Economic growth in affluent countries fails to satisfy individuals. 
C)  Individuals who strive for extrinsic goals experience a higher quality of life. 
D)  Individuals who strive for intrinsic goals tend to live with lower well-being. 
A)  People who strive most for wealth tend to live with higher well-being. 
B)  Economic growth in affluent countries fails to satisfy individuals. 
C)  Individuals who strive for extrinsic goals experience a higher quality of life. 
D)  Individuals who strive for intrinsic goals tend to live with lower well-being. B

Question 4

How does personal experience and the availability heuristic affect our opinion about climate change?

Accepted Answer

Personal experience and the availability

Question 5

Global warming effects do NOT include

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing heat waves. 
B)  rising seas. 
C)  decreasing greenhouse gases. 
D)  acidifying oceans. 
A)  increasing heat waves. 
B)  rising seas. 
C)  decreasing greenhouse gases. 
D)  acidifying oceans.

Question 6

In the context of materialism, which of the following is most closely associated with those who strive for intrinsic goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth 
B)  beauty 
C)  prestige 
D)  personal growth 
A)  wealth 
B)  beauty 
C)  prestige 
D)  personal growth

Question 7

Identify a true statement about climate change and public opinion.

Accepted Answer

A)  There exists a gulf between the scientific and the U.S. public understanding of climate change. 
B)  Opinions about climate change are not affected by the availability heuristic of an individual. 
C)  Resistance to understanding climate change is easily overcome by motivated reasoning. 
D)  Intuitive judgements, vivid and recent experiences have no influence on the opinions formed about climate change. 
A)  There exists a gulf between the scientific and the U.S. public understanding of climate change. 
B)  Opinions about climate change are not affected by the availability heuristic of an individual. 
C)  Resistance to understanding climate change is easily overcome by motivated reasoning. 
D)  Intuitive judgements, vivid and recent experiences have no influence on the opinions formed about climate change.

Question 8

What does NOT enhance the quality of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  close, supportive relationships 
B)  faith communities 
C)  positive thinking habits 
D)  materialism 
A)  close, supportive relationships 
B)  faith communities 
C)  positive thinking habits 
D)  materialism

Question 9

The elation of winning something really important evaporating more rapidly than one's expectation is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  the confirmation bias. 
B)  the adaptation-level phenomenon. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  Parkinson's second law. 
A)  the confirmation bias. 
B)  the adaptation-level phenomenon. 
C)  cognitive dissonance. 
D)  Parkinson's second law.

Question 10

Are the wealthier people in the twenty-first century happier?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between wealth and happ

Question 11

How can climate fluctuations be linked with conflicts?

Accepted Answer

Climate fluctuations can be linked with

Question 12

Oswald (2006) is an economist who believes

Accepted Answer

A)  economists' faith in the value of growth is diminishing. 
B)  economists still look towards the financial issues as key indicators of success. 
C)  social psychology can help in efforts to help the world. 
D)  individuals are the key to making changes in the economy. 
A)  economists' faith in the value of growth is diminishing. 
B)  economists still look towards the financial issues as key indicators of success. 
C)  social psychology can help in efforts to help the world. 
D)  individuals are the key to making changes in the economy.

Question 13

Social comparison is

Accepted Answer

A)  evaluating one's abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others. 
B)  our tendency to compare a given level of stimulation with an earlier level. 
C)  a tendency to adapt to social events. 
D)  often used to recalibrate adaptation levels. 
A)  evaluating one's abilities and opinions by comparing oneself with others. 
B)  our tendency to compare a given level of stimulation with an earlier level. 
C)  a tendency to adapt to social events. 
D)  often used to recalibrate adaptation levels.

Question 14

Which statement is NOT true of social comparison?

Accepted Answer

A)  Downward social comparisons facilitate contentment. 
B)  Downward comparison to a hypothetical worse-off self enhances contentment. 
C)  Realizing that others have it worse helps us count our blessings. 
D)  Upward social comparisons facilitate happiness and satisfaction. 
A)  Downward social comparisons facilitate contentment. 
B)  Downward comparison to a hypothetical worse-off self enhances contentment. 
C)  Realizing that others have it worse helps us count our blessings. 
D)  Upward social comparisons facilitate happiness and satisfaction.

Question 15

A source of hope for a sustainable future is

Accepted Answer

A)  taxless economies. 
B)  reduced consumption. 
C)  removal of "smart meters" technology. 
D)  high birth rates in technologically advanced countries. 
A)  taxless economies. 
B)  reduced consumption. 
C)  removal of "smart meters" technology. 
D)  high birth rates in technologically advanced countries.

Question 16

According to Solberg et al. (2003), which of the following is FALSE of materialists?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have fewer close, fulfilling relationships. 
B)  They report a large gap between what they want and what they have. 
C)  They tend to savor life's simpler pleasures more. 
D)  They experience fewer positive moods. 
A)  They have fewer close, fulfilling relationships. 
B)  They report a large gap between what they want and what they have. 
C)  They tend to savor life's simpler pleasures more. 
D)  They experience fewer positive moods.

Question 17

Findings from the National Opinion Research Center surveys of 50 Americans report 26 percent of those who rarely or never attend religious services say they are _____, while 48 percent of those attending multiple times weekly said they are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unhappy; happy 
B)  happy; unhappy 
C)  unhappy; unhappy 
D)  very happy; very happy 
A)  unhappy; happy 
B)  happy; unhappy 
C)  unhappy; unhappy 
D)  very happy; very happy

Question 18

Identify the motto of Britain's New Economics Foundation.

Accepted Answer

A)  A city is successful not when it's rich, but when its people are happy. 
B)  We believe in economics as if people and the planet mattered. 
C)  When the economy is good, people are happy. 
D)  We believe that people come first. 
A)  A city is successful not when it's rich, but when its people are happy. 
B)  We believe in economics as if people and the planet mattered. 
C)  When the economy is good, people are happy. 
D)  We believe that people come first.

Question 19

A source of hope for a sustainable future is

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing technological efficiency and agricultural productivity. 
B)  controlling consumption. 
C)  decreasing population. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  increasing technological efficiency and agricultural productivity. 
B)  controlling consumption. 
C)  decreasing population. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 20

People with more money

Accepted Answer

A)  perceive more control over their lives. 
B)  have a higher stress level. 
C)  are less happy in poor countries. 
D)  are more likely to reduce their consumption. 
A)  perceive more control over their lives. 
B)  have a higher stress level. 
C)  are less happy in poor countries. 
D)  are more likely to reduce their consumption.

Support for new energy policies will require

Which of the following has NOT been linked to the decrease in birth rates in less-developed countries?

Identify a true statement about materialism and satisfaction.

How does personal experience and the availability heuristic affect our opinion about climate change?

Global warming effects do NOT include

In the context of materialism, which of the following is most closely associated with those who strive for intrinsic goals?

Identify a true statement about climate change and public opinion.

What does NOT enhance the quality of life?

The elation of winning something really important evaporating more rapidly than one's expectation is best explained by

Are the wealthier people in the twenty-first century happier?

How can climate fluctuations be linked with conflicts?

Oswald (2006) is an economist who believes

Social comparison is

Which statement is NOT true of social comparison?

A source of hope for a sustainable future is

According to Solberg et al. (2003), which of the following is FALSE of materialists?

Findings from the National Opinion Research Center surveys of 50 Americans report 26 percent of those who rarely or never attend religious services say they are _, while 48 percent of those attending multiple times weekly said they are _.

Identify the motto of Britain's New Economics Foundation.

A source of hope for a sustainable future is

People with more money

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

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Support for new energy policies will require

Which of the following has NOT been linked to the decrease in birth rates in less-developed countries?

Identify a true statement about materialism and satisfaction.

How does personal experience and the availability heuristic affect our opinion about climate change?

Global warming effects do NOT include

In the context of materialism, which of the following is most closely associated with those who strive for intrinsic goals?

Identify a true statement about climate change and public opinion.

What does NOT enhance the quality of life?

The elation of winning something really important evaporating more rapidly than one's expectation is best explained by

Are the wealthier people in the twenty-first century happier?

How can climate fluctuations be linked with conflicts?

Oswald (2006) is an economist who believes

Social comparison is

Which statement is NOT true of social comparison?

A source of hope for a sustainable future is

According to Solberg et al. (2003), which of the following is FALSE of materialists?

Findings from the National Opinion Research Center surveys of 50 Americans report 26 percent of those who rarely or never attend religious services say they are _____, while 48 percent of those attending multiple times weekly said they are _____.

Identify the motto of Britain's New Economics Foundation.

A source of hope for a sustainable future is

People with more money

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Mind

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Nature, Nurture, and Human Diversity

Developing Through the Life Span

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking and Language

Intelligence

What Drives Us: Hunger, Sex, Friendship, and Achievement

Emotions, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Filters

Findings from the National Opinion Research Center surveys of 50 Americans report 26 percent of those who rarely or never attend religious services say they are _, while 48 percent of those attending multiple times weekly said they are _.