psych 2303 final

Hendrick's Love Styles: Ludus

"game-playing" or flirtatious love (negative correlation with psych well-being)

Data presented in the textbook suggests that approximately _______% of American workers report being engaged in their work

35%

According to Gottman's balance theory of relationships, relationships that have a ratio of __________ for positive to negative interactions are likely to be stable

5:1

Evidence suggests that participants who identify as ___________ may get less of a positive emotion boost from expressing gratitude than others

Asian

When she enters college, Cassidy considers herself to be a very happy and cheerful person. According to data from Diener and colleagues, which of the following is most likely to be true of Cassidy's income at age 37?

Cassidy will make more money than her less cheerful peers, especially if her parents' income was high

In the U.S., state-wide rates of altruistic kidney donation are associated with statewide reports of subjective well-being. The state with the highest rate of altruistic kidney donations is

Utah

The singularity effect of identifiable victims suggests that people are, on average, more likely to feel stronger emotions and be more willing to help

a single person in need

Which type of social media use is better for psychological well-being?

active

Susan and Clyde Hendrick proposed a series of "love styles". According to their work, which style is best described as selfless love

agape

The "Let My People Go Surfing" philosophy at Patagonia is an example of

allowing autonomy in one's work

Because community-based initiatives can sometimes have unintended consequences, which of the following is recommended by community-based researchers?

being in close dialogue with community members

One possible explanation for why positive psychology interventions work is that they lead to positive affect, which creates an upward spiral of positive feelings and behaviors. This aligns with what theory?

broaden and build

Regulated relationships: Validating couples

calm and easy-going

Berscheid & Hatfield-Walster's Companionate Love

calmer state of unshakable affection characterized by mutual self-disclosure, intertwining of lives, and sense of peace

Anxious-ambivalent Attachment

cannot rely on their needs being met and therefor are anxious and angry

Job crafting involves

changing something about your job so that it is a better fit

Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love: Intimacy

closeness, connectedness, and bondedness primarily emotional in nature this alone = liking

Hendrick's Love Styles: Storge

committed love, enduring warmth and affection

Goals that are based on the assumption that what is good for others would also be good for you are known as

compassionate goals

Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love: Commitment

decision to maintain love despite ups and downs largely cognitive this alone = empty love

Avoidant Attachment

does not believe their needs will be met and are therefor distant

Larry aspires to get into local politics. One Sunday he volunteers at a soup kitchen and bring photographers to capture the event. Photos are then featured in his campaign of him ladling soup into bowls. Larry is engaging in what type of altruism

egosim-motivated altruism

Maura witnessed a stranger helping an older adult carry their groceries to the car. Maura likely experienced

elevation

Biological mechanisms of love: Vagus Nerve

extends from the brain to various parts of the body including the heart, lungs, and digestive tract shared positivity maybe more likely with a moderate "vagal tone" (functioning of the vagus nerve)

Berscheid & Hatfield-Walster's Passionate Love

feelings of extreme absorption

In a study done by Freidlin, Littman-Ovadia, and Niemiec (2017), 238 adults from across the globe took online surveys of their character strengths as well as psychological symptoms. One result was...

general overuse and underuse of strengths were both associated with greater depression

Both the REACH model and the Enright model, include __________ in the steps to forgiveness

generating empathy for the offender

Keyes (2005, 2007) defined mental health as which of the following

hedonic emotional well-being, eudaimonic psychological well-being, eudaimonic social well-being (all of the above)

Lisa is a new little sister at her sorority. Her big sister has been sending gifts every day. Lisa's gratitude will be predicted by ___________ and will predict (one month later) __________________

her perception of the effort made by her big sister her big sisters level of closeness in the relationship

Biological mechanisms of love: Oxytocin

hormone associated with reading social cues, generosity, altruism, and social connection

The empathy-altruism hypothesis states that increased empathy results in

increased altruistic motivation

Companionate Love (Sternberg)

intimacy + commitment

Romantic Love (Sternberg)

intimacy + passion

Consumate Love (Sternberg)

intimacy + passion + commitment "holy grail of love"

The definition of forgiveness used in your reading and in class includes:

letting go of negative feelings increasing positive feelings

Fredrickson's Love 2.0

love is a moment-to-moment emotional experience characterized by warm and mutually caring

Which of the following is an example of an organizational citizenship behavior that is NOT also a prosocial work behavior

maintaining loyalty to the company

According to a number of meta-analyses, positive activity interventions (PAIs) generally have shown to have __________ effect sizes

medium

Meta-analysis indicate that the effects of gratitude interventions are...

most encouraging when gratitude is compared to something expected to worsen mood

In a sample of graduating students, positive affect was indirectly associated with getting more interviews and job offers through

motivation control and job search intensity

Making sacrifices for someone who is part of your community or team is known as _____________-

mutualism

Changes in laws, increased in housing infrastructure, or the establishment of social-service agencies would fall into which category of the LIFE model

objective-collective

Someone who is low on self-interest and high on other-interest would be classified as _______________

other-oriented

Hendrick's Love Styles: Mania

painful love, jealousy and dependence

Fatuous Love (Sternberg)

passion + commitment

Hendrick's Love Styles: Eros

passionate love (positive correlation with psych well-being)

Sternberg's Triangular Theory of Love: Passion

physical and sexual attraction motivational in nature this alone = infatuation

According to Fredrickson's Love 2.0 perspective, when we experience a moment of love, our brains and behaviors synchronize with the other person. This is called what?

positivity resonance

Hendrick's Love Styles: Pragma

practical love, choosing partner based on objective qualities

The relationship between gratitude and sleep quality is mediated by...

pre-sleep cognitions

Carl is a teacher and one of his favorite things about his job is that he really believes it helps other people and will influence them into the future. In thinking about his job, Carl is high on....

prosocial impact

Positive psychotherapy (PPT) is based on which of the following premises?

psychopathology can result when problems in life thwart clients capacity for growth, fulfillment, and well-being enhancing strengths and positive feelings is an essential to psychotherapy as treating symptoms not all clients are in need of deep, long-term discussions about their troubles

According to multiple studies, being married is associated with higher psychological well-being than not being married. This association is generally ________

relatively weak

According to Rusbult's theory of commitment, which of the following best characterize the factors thought to account for people's tendency to remain in a relationship

satisfaction level, quality of alternatives, investment size

According to attachment theory, when a child develops a sense of trust and security as a result of having a caring relationship with their parents, the child is said to have a ________ attachment style

secure

Hendrick's Love Styles: Agape

selfless love, giving rather than getting

Moral elevation is the opposite of

social disgust

According to the textbook, the positive psychology interventions (PPIs) that resemble what most people think of as "psychotherapy" would fall into what category of the LIFE model

subjective individual

Forgiveness is most likely to occur if...

the forgiving individual perceives justice has been served

Prosocial behaviors, particularly giving support, tend to be related to improved psychological and physical well-being except when

the support giver is giving support for self-oriented reasons

One frequent critique of social exchange theories is

they don't explain why people sometimes engage in relationship behaviors that have no potential to benefit themselves

Children age 19-23 months were given the opportunity to interact with a puppet. The researchers found that children appeared to be happiest when...

they gave their own candy to the puppet

People are more likely to experience gratitude if you do something for them that is

unexpected

Which positive psychology intervention (PPI) was developed primarily to help people with depression

well-being therapy

According to the chapter, culture influences which of the following

what physical characteristics people tend to find attractive, the degree to which people tend to marry for live vs. pragmatic reasons, overall marriage rates

Does quality and quantity still matter for online relationships?

yes