Question 1

What is the role of a life coach

Accepted Answer

A)   identify areas for improvement in an individual's life
B)   eliminate areas of negativity hindering individuals
C)   offering guidance to individuals making decisions
D)   engaging individuals in emotional strength-building exercises

Question 2

Positive psychology has brought particular attention to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   common weaknesses in individuals
B)   personal resilience
C)   emotional strength
D)   popular psychology

Question 3

Positive psychology is a new approach to psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How are positive emotions measured using the PERMA approach

Accepted Answer

A)   language assessment of positive versus negative words
B)   identifying signature strengths and challenges
C)   analysis of habitual responses to good news
D)   degree of commitment to a long-lasting cause

Question 5

What is the relationship between positive psychology and the disease model used in medicine?

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

In which area was the first positive psychology experiment conducted

Accepted Answer

A)   pop psychology
B)   sports psychology
C)   abnormal psychology
D)   criminal psychology

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of positive individual traits

Accepted Answer

A)   eliminating use of performance-enhancing drugs
B)   reducing fan expressions of prejudice
C)   promoting integrity and respect among students
D)   correcting our colleges profit from athletics

Question 8

Building a scientific foundation for positive psychology will require which of the following

Accepted Answer

A)   studies focused on eliminating all confounding factors
B)   many clinicians considers their successes and failures
C)   research showing weaknesses in individuals have been repaired
D)   many life coaches establishing a peer-reviewed licensure process

Question 9

Which of the following describes a dual relationship

Accepted Answer

A)   a student who is also an athlete
B)   a professor who is also a therapist
C)   a student who is also a subject in a study
D)   a professor who is also a student's therapist

Question 10

The strategy for measuring each element of the PERMA approach is evolving.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Positive psychology is another term for social psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Planning a career as a criminal profiler because of television crime dramas is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   abnormal psychology
B)   social psychology
C)   positive psychology
D)   pop psychology

Question 13

Positive psychology has clarified the value of which of the following for depressed individuals

Accepted Answer

A)   mindfulness
B)   life coaches
C)   game-based assessments
D)   physical exercise

Question 14

There is a lot of overlap between sports psychology and positive psychology

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Long before the push for more research into positive psychology, the disciplines principles were already being applied to which field

Accepted Answer

A)   life coaching
B)   teaching
C)   health promotion
D)   military training

Question 16

Which game design mechanic recognize the important of learning through performing a skill incorrectly

Accepted Answer

A)   failing forward
B)   peak performance
C)   authentic engagement
D)   subjective experience A

Question 17

A study is measuring the amount of money alumni donate over time to their alma maters to support scholarships for incoming students. Which central concept of positive psychology is being measured

Accepted Answer

A)   achievement
B)   engagement
C)   positive emotions
D)   meaning and purpose

Question 18

The disease model is the negative, historical approach to psychology that was desperately needed during WWII.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 19

If the positive psychology movement is successful, then it will disappear.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 20

Which of the follow describes the study of how humans achieve and maintain happiness

Accepted Answer

A)   social psychology
B)   positive psychology
C)   positive institutions
D)   social norms

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