Question 1

Match the theory or central idea that is associated with each philosopher or psychologist.
-Friedrich Nietzsche

Accepted Answer

A)  The theory of flow
B)  Personal construct theory
C)  Hierarchy of needs
D)  Self-actualization
E)  Self-determination theoryF) Existentialistic supermanG) The experience of Umwelt, Mitwelt, and EigenweltH) Thrown-nessI) Optimistic toughness

Question 2

The idea that you choose your own reality is closest to which concept in the humanistic perspective on personality?

Accepted Answer

A)   Eigenwelt
B)   constructive alternativism
C)   sociality corollary
D)   self-determination theory

Question 3

Explain how a business could apply Maslow's hierarchy of needs to facilitate employee motivation and success. Provide specific recommendations for each of the needs in Maslow's hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

Which of the following philosophers was NOT mentioned in the text as an existentialist thinker?

Accepted Answer

A)   Kierkegaard
B)   Nietzsche
C)   Sartre
D)   Descartes

Question 5

The Buddhist alternative to existential anguish, forlornness, and despair is

Accepted Answer

A)   anatta.
B)   anicca.
C)   nirvana.
D)   Eigenwelt.

Question 6

The personality test that asks you to identify sets of three people, ideas, or objects and describe how any two of them are similar to each other and different from the third is attempting to assess your

Accepted Answer

A)   hierarchy of needs.
B)   conditions of worth.
C)   cognitive scripts.
D)   personal constructs.

Question 7

Which two individuals are credited with turning existentialism into a more optimistic view of life?

Accepted Answer

A)   Sartre and Nietzsche
B)   Rogers and Freud
C)   Rogers and Maslow
D)   Maslow and Maddi

Question 8

Match the theory or central idea that is associated with each philosopher or psychologist.
-Heidegger

Accepted Answer

A)  The theory of flow
B)  Personal construct theory
C)  Hierarchy of needs
D)  Self-actualization
E)  Self-determination theoryF) Existentialistic supermanG) The experience of Umwelt, Mitwelt, and EigenweltH) Thrown-nessI) Optimistic toughness

Question 9

Which of the following factors is NOT a major contributor toward one's happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)   life circumstances
B)   intentional activities
C)   genetically determined individual set points
D)   cultural upbringing

Question 10

One possible interpretation of the basic phenomenological philosophy is that

Accepted Answer

A)   the same objective reality exists for diverse groups of people and different cultures.
B)   all interpretations of reality are equally valid.
C)   if you look at the world through another's eyes, you will realize that your own worldview is invalid.
D)   all behavior, thoughts, and feelings are determined by past experience.

Question 11

Imagine that you are participating in a psychology experiment. The experimenter asks you to take a bite of chocolate and to describe your experience of the chocolate-how it tastes, how it feels on your tongue, and so on. You would be involved in which method of psychological research?

Accepted Answer

A)   experimental
B)   correlational
C)   introspective
D)   case study

Question 12

The humanist psychologists Carl Rogers and Abraham Maslow took basic existential assumptions and added the assumption that

Accepted Answer

A)   people are good and have an innate need to make themselves and the world better.
B)   to know a person, it is essential to understand his or her phenomenology.
C)   only humans, as opposed to other animals, have an awareness of their own mortality.
D)   people are essentially childlike and have an innate tendency toward selfishness and impulsivity.

Question 13

According to self-determination theory, which of the following should be limited?

Accepted Answer

A)   autonomy
B)   competence
C)   eudaimonic pleasure
D)   hedonic pleasure

Question 14

From a phenomenological perspective, to understand another person, you must understand

Accepted Answer

A)   that person's construals.
B)   that person's family history.
C)   how they feel about you.
D)   yourself.

Question 15

Existentialists would say that if Donna does not worry about existential concerns but instead focuses on getting a job, obtaining material wealth, or maintaining her friendships, then she will

Accepted Answer

A)   become a fully functioning person.
B)   experience authentic existence.
C)   still not be happy.
D)   live an autotelic life.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a major component of defining happiness?

Accepted Answer

A)   high levels of positive emotions and low levels of negative emotions
B)   satisfaction with how things are going in different life domains
C)   achieving absolute existential awareness
D)   overall satisfaction with life

Question 17

George realizes that if he moves his food truck to a different neighborhood, he'll make twice the profit. When George makes the move, he is achieving a(n)  ________ goal.

Accepted Answer

A)   optimizing
B)   satisficing
C)   profitable
D)   opportunity

Question 18

Nietzsche argued that the MOST honorable response to the dilemmas of existence is to

Accepted Answer

A)   retreat to close relationships to manage your terror.
B)   rise above it all and become a superman.
C)   acknowledge your own despair.
D)   distract yourself from your inevitable sense of dread.

Question 19

From an existential perspective, what is the key question with which every individual is faced?

Accepted Answer

A)   What is the nature of existence?
B)   How can happiness be created?
C)   What is an individual's unique experience of the world?
D)   How can one achieve the optimal experience?

Question 20

According to existentialist philosophy, the opposite of living in bad faith is

Accepted Answer

A)   authentic existence.
B)   autotelic existence.
C)   objectivism.
D)   Eigenwelt.

Exam 12: Humanistic Psychology, Positive Psychology, and the Science of Happiness

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