Question 1

Rosaria is upset with her husband for not putting his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.Anger experts would most likely recommend that she deal with her frustration by saying to him

Accepted Answer

A)   "I'm not your mother.Take some responsibility."
B)   "From now on I'm going to leave my dirty clothes around for you to pick up."
C)   "It annoys me that you leave your dirty clothes for me to pick up."
D)   "I refuse to make dinner until you do the laundry."

Question 2

You were happy with your grade of B on the psychology test until you learned that almost everyone else in the class received an A.This illustrates that one's level of happiness is influenced by

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A)   the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B)   relative deprivation.
C)   the feel-good,do-good phenomenon.
D)   catharsis.

Question 3

Mrs.Chen asks her teenage son,Keith,to rake the leaves in the yard.Keith is most likely to want to help his mother after

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A)   losing an important athletic contest.
B)   bringing home a less-than-satisfactory report card from school.
C)   discovering that his cell phone had been stolen.
D)   receiving news that he has just won $1000 in a state lottery.

Question 4

After imagining and then writing about various tragedies,such as people being burned and disfigured,it can be expected that university women would express increased

Accepted Answer

A)   fear.
B)   anger.
C)   depression.
D)   well-being.

Question 5

Studies of identical and fraternal twins indicate that about ________ percent of the difference among people's happiness ratings is heritable.

Accepted Answer

A)   12
B)   36
C)   55
D)   76

Question 6

Adam is in a bad mood after receiving a course grade that is much lower than he expected.Aaron is in a good mood after receiving a course grade that is much higher than he expected.Research suggests that Adam is likely to ________ the duration of his bad mood and Aaron is likely to ________ the duration of his good mood.

Accepted Answer

A)   overestimate;underestimate
B)   underestimate;overestimate
C)   overestimate;overestimate
D)   underestimate;underestimate

Question 7

After receiving very bad news,people ________ the duration of their negative emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)   overestimate
B)   accurately estimate
C)   slightly underestimate
D)   radically underestimate

Question 8

In which country would parents be LEAST likely to advocate catharsis as a way of helping their children reduce their anger?

Accepted Answer

A)   the United States
B)   Japan
C)   Australia
D)   France

Question 9

Charles Darwin suggested that violent gestures increase one's anger.This is most inconsistent with the

Accepted Answer

A)   feel-good,do-good phenomenon.
B)   adaptation-level phenomenon.
C)   catharsis hypothesis.
D)   relative deprivation principle.

Question 10

Research on the experience of flow suggests that people experience the most happiness when they are

Accepted Answer

A)   eating.
B)   daydreaming.
C)   highly self-aware.
D)   absorbed in challenging activities.

Question 11

People's positive emotions typically ________ between the early and middle hours of the day and typically ________ between the middle and late hours of the day.

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A)   rise;rise further
B)   fall;fall further
C)   rise;fall
D)   remain stable;fall

Question 12

The concept of relative deprivation refers to the perception that

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A)   yesterday's luxuries are today's necessities.
B)   things are never quite as bad as they could be.
C)   one is worse off than those with whom one compares oneself.
D)   happiness can't last forever.

Question 13

Differences among people's self-reported happiness levels are MOST strongly related to

Accepted Answer

A)   genetic differences.
B)   gender differences.
C)   age differences.
D)   physical attractiveness differences.

Question 14

Self-esteem is especially likely to be a predictor of happiness in cultures that value

Accepted Answer

A)   the experience of flow.
B)   relative deprivation.
C)   individualism.
D)   the feel-good,do-good phenomenon.

Question 15

Humanistic psychologists

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A)   aimed at advancing human fulfillment.
B)   studied human flourishing.
C)   studied negative experiences.
D)   researched basic human emotions.

Question 16

Reducing one's anger through aggressive action or fantasy is called

Accepted Answer

A)   catharsis.
B)   behavior feedback.
C)   spontaneous remission.
D)   relative deprivation.

Question 17

Exploring the development of character strengths such as self-control,compassion,and courage is most clearly central to

Accepted Answer

A)   the feel-good,do-good phenomenon.
B)   the catharsis hypothesis.
C)   positive psychology.
D)   relative deprivation.

Question 18

Our tendency to judge various stimuli relative to those we have previously experienced is called

Accepted Answer

A)   the behavior feedback effect.
B)   the adaptation-level phenomenon.
C)   the relative deprivation principle.
D)   the feel-good,do-good phenomenon.

Question 19

According to the catharsis hypothesis,retaliating against someone who provokes us can calm us down because retaliation

Accepted Answer

A)   relieves aggressive urges.
B)   reduces the effects of flow.
C)   promotes shared experiences.
D)   triggers the adaptation-level phenomenon.

Question 20

Experts suggest that an intensely angry person should

Accepted Answer

A)   avoid talking about their angry feelings.
B)   release the anger through some aggressive action or fantasy.
C)   take time to let the anger and emotional arousal subside.
D)   mentally rehearse the exact reasons for the anger.

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