UNIT 11 quiz questions (module 32)

People are unable to accurately predict their future emotional states such as how happy they will be in the future. This phenomenon is referred to as _________.

affective forecasting

Mark was in an auto accident and as a result is permanently paralyzed from the waist down. What would you predict about his happiness level?

Mark would be upset at first but, in the long term, he would report positive happiness levels.

Which one of the following statements is not true about people who think positively about their future?

Positive thinking people ignore the bad things that happen to them

To help cope with stress, Maria is likely to use which social support buffer?

Tend-and-befriend

Alexa takes a positive approach to difficult events in her life. She actively seeks information about the causes of negative events to help her with difficult events she may encounter in the future. Her approach best illustrates ___________.

characteristics of hardiness

For Bethany to be in what Csikszentmihalyi called a state of flow, she would have to _____________________.

be so involved in what she is doing that she became one with the task

Lila was earning $40,000 a year as a teacher, and now she is a superintendent of a school district and is making $140,000. What would you expect regarding her happiness level?

She would be happier when she first heard the news about her pay increase, but in the long term, she would unlikely be any happier than she was before.

When Ben is around his friends, he always feels good about himself. Which of the following best describes what Ben is feeling?

appreciation affects of social support

As a general rule, optimists ________________________________.

have a general tendency to expect positive outcomes

The most important variable that determines our happiness is _________.

having positive social relationships with others

Your daughter plays on a soccer team and constantly criticizes her performance and ability to play soccer. She thinks she is terrible at playing the game and probably shouldn't be on the team. A psychologist might say she ___________.

lacks self-efficacy with respect to her soccer ability