Mod 5.2a and 5.2b Quiz

Harlan is taking a positive psychology class. What might he learn in the class?

• Positive psychology seeks to reduce daily hassles in people’s lives.

• Positive psychology seeks to enable people to be happy all the time.

• Positive psychology seeks to treat stress with medication.

• Positive psychology seeks to enable people to flourish.

Which of the following is an example of the feel-good, do-good phenomenon?

• Anagha receives more allowance from her parents when she is kind to her sister.

• Rowen is glad to finally be over the flu so he can return to his volunteer work.

• Carson often feels happiest on the weekend because he can spend time painting.

• After Niko is praised by his teacher, he volunteers to help his teacher clean the classroom.

Renaldo was just fired from his job. Without considering any additional information, which of the following is a logical and objective conclusion that can be drawn about Renaldo?

• Renaldo will be unaffected by his job loss unless he is high in neuroticism.

• Renaldo will feel sad for a period, after which he will feel positive emotions again.

• Renaldo will remain sad unless he is agreeable.

• Renaldo will remain sad for the rest of his life, tending to take a pessimistic outlook.

• Although an increase in income will likely increase citizens’ subjective well-being, this effect will be observed only in wealthier states; people tend to compare their past wealth to their new wealth as a result of the adaptation-level phenomenon.

• Although an increase in income will likely increase citizens’ subjective well-being, this level of income will make only the wealthiest people happier; the power of more income is stronger for individuals with the highest incomes.

• Although an increase in income will likely increase citizens’ subjective well-being, this effect will be observed only among individuals in more collectivistic cultures; people from more individualistic cultures will tend to be less affected by monetary gains.

• Although an increase in income will likely increase citizens’ subjective well-being, this level of income may exceed the income satiation point; once citizens have enough to feed themselves, feel in control of their lives, and occasionally have a treat, more money will not make them much happier.

What main takeaway should Dr. Yula state to her positive psychology students about the broaden-and-build theory of emotions?

• When we experience positive emotions, we are motivated to build new skills.

• When we experience negative emotions, we are motivated to reduce the negative feelings.

• When we experience positive emotions, we are motivated to sleep more often.

• When we experience negative emotions, we are motivated to seek out social connections.

Helga participated in a study about positive psychology’s 24 character strengths and virtues. During her debriefing, she received feedback indicating that, according to researchers, she is someone who greatly values creativity, curiosity, and learning. Which virtue category best captures Helga’s character strengths?

• Transcendence

• Wisdom

• Humanity

• Justice

Dr. Salah wanted to conduct a study on how sleep impacts people’s sense of their personal strength and ability to overcome adversity. Which of the following is Dr. Salah’s dependent variable? 

• Mindfulness

• Relaxation

• Resilience

• Faith

At the end of the day, Rafael enjoys eating his favorite chocolate. He accepts this enjoyment within himself, and he makes sure to savor each part of the process: He listens to the sounds the wrapper makes when he opens the chocolate, feels the chocolate in his hand before eating it, and pays attention to the aroma and flavors as he eats. What psychological concept is depicted in this example? 

• Meditation

• Aerobic Exercise

• Gratitude

• Mindfulness

At the end of the day, Rafael enjoys eating his favorite chocolate. He accepts this enjoyment within himself, and he makes sure to savor each part of the process: He listens to the sounds the wrapper makes when he opens the chocolate, feels the chocolate in his hand before eating it, and pays attention to the aroma and flavors as he eats. What psychological concept is depicted in this example? 

• Meditation

• Aerobic Exercise

• Gratitude

• Mindfulness

Dr. Batista conducted a study in which he randomly divided participants into two groups. Group A wrote essays about the television shows they had watched in the previous week, while Group B ran on treadmills. At the end of the study, Dr. Batista found that Group B displayed lower stress levels than Group A. 

Which of the following conclusions can Dr. Batista draw from the results of this study? 

• Relaxation was associated with increased stress levels. 

• Aerobic exercise decreased stress levels for Group B. 

• Gratitude was associated with lower stress levels. 

• Meditation increased stress levels for Group A.