Question 1

People's tendency to return to a 'baseline' level of happiness is knows as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  adaptation 
B)  personality 
C)  life satisfaction 
D)  negative emotions 
E)  emotional stability 
A)  adaptation 
B)  personality 
C)  life satisfaction 
D)  negative emotions 
E)  emotional stability A

Question 2

Happiness tends to be ______ across the life span in developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  randomly variable 
B)  mostly decreasing 
C)  mostly increasing 
D)  stable 
A)  randomly variable 
B)  mostly decreasing 
C)  mostly increasing 
D)  stable D

Question 3

In Diener and Seligman's (2002) study, very happy people had ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  more religiosity 
B)  more physical attractiveness 
C)  more and better social relationships 
D)  better grades 
E)  better quality sleep 
A)  more religiosity 
B)  more physical attractiveness 
C)  more and better social relationships 
D)  better grades 
E)  better quality sleep C

Question 4

Key personality differences among people are often measured using the ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Big two 
B)  positive and negative affect schedule 
C)  satisfaction with life scale 
D)  Big five 
E)  other in self scale 
A)  Big two 
B)  positive and negative affect schedule 
C)  satisfaction with life scale 
D)  Big five 
E)  other in self scale

Question 5

Positive psychologists often use the terms ______ to describe eudaimonia.

Accepted Answer

A)  negative emotions, self-sacrifice and meaning 
B)  happiness, feeling good, positive emotions and pleasure 
C)  sense of purpose, meaning, authenticity and growth 
D)  None of these 
A)  negative emotions, self-sacrifice and meaning 
B)  happiness, feeling good, positive emotions and pleasure 
C)  sense of purpose, meaning, authenticity and growth 
D)  None of these

Question 6

_____ life satisfaction judgements are often preferred over ______ life satisfaction judgements because of individual differences.

Accepted Answer

A)  Overall; domain-specific 
B)  Domain-specific; overall 
C)  Moderate; positive 
D)  Objective; subjective 
A)  Overall; domain-specific 
B)  Domain-specific; overall 
C)  Moderate; positive 
D)  Objective; subjective

Question 7

Happier people are more likely to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  not get married 
B)  marry and get divorced 
C)  get married at an older age 
D)  get married at a younger age 
E)  marry and stay married 
A)  not get married 
B)  marry and get divorced 
C)  get married at an older age 
D)  get married at a younger age 
E)  marry and stay married

Question 8

The link between education and happiness is stronger among ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  people who are poorer 
B)  people who are richer 
C)  women 
D)  men 
E)  people who are younger
F) people who are older 
A)  people who are poorer 
B)  people who are richer 
C)  women 
D)  men 
E)  people who are younger
F) people who are older

Question 9

The 'hedonic treadmill' refers to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  people preferring pleasure to meaning 
B)  people going back to their personal set point after a period of adaptation 
C)  people trying to live the good life 
D)  increases in happiness over a person's life 
A)  people preferring pleasure to meaning 
B)  people going back to their personal set point after a period of adaptation 
C)  people trying to live the good life 
D)  increases in happiness over a person's life

Question 10

Should people strive to be more happy? Support your answer with relevant examples.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

How can we differentiate a general sense of happiness from happiness as a brief emotional state? Why is it difficult to define this long-term happiness?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Positive psychologists define subjective well-being as including ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  high life satisfaction and moderate pleasant and unpleasant emotions 
B)  high life satisfaction, many pleasant emotions and few unpleasant emotions 
C)  Moderate life satisfaction, many pleasant emotions and moderate unpleasant emotions 
D)  None of these 
A)  high life satisfaction and moderate pleasant and unpleasant emotions 
B)  high life satisfaction, many pleasant emotions and few unpleasant emotions 
C)  Moderate life satisfaction, many pleasant emotions and moderate unpleasant emotions 
D)  None of these

Question 13

Briefly describe the six components of Ryff's (1989) approach to psychological well-being.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

People who have a religious practice (no matter the denomination) report higher subjective well-being, especially ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  in wealthier countries 
B)  for older individuals 
C)  under difficult circumstances 
D)  for men 
E)  for women 
A)  in wealthier countries 
B)  for older individuals 
C)  under difficult circumstances 
D)  for men 
E)  for women

Question 15

The Big five personality traits are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional stability, neuroticism, introversion, extraversion and openness 
B)  emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, introversion-extraversion and openness 
C)  optimism, conscientiousness, openness, empathy and shyness 
D)  introversion-extraversion, optimism, emotional stability, neuroticism and agreeableness 
E)  None of these 
A)  emotional stability, neuroticism, introversion, extraversion and openness 
B)  emotional stability, agreeableness, conscientiousness, introversion-extraversion and openness 
C)  optimism, conscientiousness, openness, empathy and shyness 
D)  introversion-extraversion, optimism, emotional stability, neuroticism and agreeableness 
E)  None of these

Question 16

What are the five key aspects of well-being proposed by Seligman (2012)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive emotion, engagement, healthy relationships, meaning and accomplishment 
B)  Few negative emotions, income; marriage, age and education 
C)  Environment, heredity, culture, age and education 
D)  Positive emotions, few negative emotions, income, age and education 
A)  Positive emotion, engagement, healthy relationships, meaning and accomplishment 
B)  Few negative emotions, income; marriage, age and education 
C)  Environment, heredity, culture, age and education 
D)  Positive emotions, few negative emotions, income, age and education

Question 17

Non-genetic influences are usually termed ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the environment 
B)  heritability 
C)  well-being 
D)  life satisfaction 
E)  personality 
A)  the environment 
B)  heritability 
C)  well-being 
D)  life satisfaction 
E)  personality

Question 18

______ estimates how much variation in a group is due to differences in genes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality 
B)  Life satisfaction 
C)  Well-being 
D)  Heritability 
E)  All of these 
A)  Personality 
B)  Life satisfaction 
C)  Well-being 
D)  Heritability 
E)  All of these

People's tendency to return to a 'baseline' level of happiness is knows as ______.

Happiness tends to be ______ across the life span in developed countries.

In Diener and Seligman's (2002) study, very happy people had ______.

Key personality differences among people are often measured using the ______.

Positive psychologists often use the terms ______ to describe eudaimonia.

_ life satisfaction judgements are often preferred over __ life satisfaction judgements because of individual differences.

Happier people are more likely to ______.

The link between education and happiness is stronger among ______.

The 'hedonic treadmill' refers to ______.

Should people strive to be more happy? Support your answer with relevant examples.

How can we differentiate a general sense of happiness from happiness as a brief emotional state? Why is it difficult to define this long-term happiness?

Positive psychologists define subjective well-being as including ______.

Briefly describe the six components of Ryff's (1989) approach to psychological well-being.

People who have a religious practice (no matter the denomination) report higher subjective well-being, especially ______.

The Big five personality traits are ______.

What are the five key aspects of well-being proposed by Seligman (2012)?

Non-genetic influences are usually termed ______.

______ estimates how much variation in a group is due to differences in genes.

Describing the Science of Positive Psychology

Positive Emotions

Personality

The Self

Thinking

Social and Physical Environments

Close Relationships

Stability and Change

Looking Forward

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Exam 3: Happiness

People's tendency to return to a 'baseline' level of happiness is knows as ______.

Happiness tends to be ______ across the life span in developed countries.

In Diener and Seligman's (2002) study, very happy people had ______.

Key personality differences among people are often measured using the ______.

Positive psychologists often use the terms ______ to describe eudaimonia.

_____ life satisfaction judgements are often preferred over ______ life satisfaction judgements because of individual differences.

Happier people are more likely to ______.

The link between education and happiness is stronger among ______.

The 'hedonic treadmill' refers to ______.

Should people strive to be more happy? Support your answer with relevant examples.

How can we differentiate a general sense of happiness from happiness as a brief emotional state? Why is it difficult to define this long-term happiness?

Positive psychologists define subjective well-being as including ______.

Briefly describe the six components of Ryff's (1989) approach to psychological well-being.

People who have a religious practice (no matter the denomination) report higher subjective well-being, especially ______.

The Big five personality traits are ______.

What are the five key aspects of well-being proposed by Seligman (2012)?

Non-genetic influences are usually termed ______.

______ estimates how much variation in a group is due to differences in genes.

Describing the Science of Positive Psychology

Positive Emotions

Personality

The Self

Thinking

Social and Physical Environments

Close Relationships

Stability and Change

Looking Forward

Filters

_ life satisfaction judgements are often preferred over __ life satisfaction judgements because of individual differences.