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Practice questions Science ofHappiness
1. What was the conclusion of the “very happy people” article?
A. Happy people function properly
B. Social relations alone predicted happiness differences
C. All of the above
D. None of the above
2. What is some critique on the happiness pie?
A. There is an overestimation of your own influence
B. The components are not independent
C. A measurement error should be included
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
3. What is a utility function of happiness?
4. Bad events have a bigger impact than good events. This is in line with the:
A. Hedonic treadmill
B. Set point theory
C. Negativity bias
5. Is income more related to the cognitive component (life satisfaction) or the affective
component (PA/NA) of wellbeing?
A. Cognitive
B. Affective
6. Someone’s inherent level of happiness can not be changed.
A. True
B. False
7. One group within the Netherlands is facing worse outcomes when it comes to
happiness. Which term defines this group?
A. Wellbeing
B. Dissonance
C. Deprivation
D. Adaptation
8. What was the conclusion of the Norway study about income transparency?
A. Income transparency increased the gap in happiness between the rich and poor
and also increased the life satisfaction gap
B. Income transparency decreased the gap in happiness between the rich and poor
and also decreased the life satisfaction gap
C. Income transparency had no effect on the gap in happiness or the gap in life
satisfaction.
, 9. Which three needs need to be fulfilled according to the self-determination theory?
A. Autonomy, connection, and competence
B. Autonomy, connection, and mastery
C. Autonomy, relatedness, and competence
10. Which culture is overall found to be happier?
A. Individualistic
B. Collectivistic
11. “External events have no influence on your happiness”. Which ancient Greek school
of thought does this fit with?
A. Eudaimonic (Aristotle)
B. Cynics
C. Redefined hedonism
D. Stoicism
12. What is the experience sampling method?
A. A method where you report your affect multiple times a week which is then
averaged
B. A method where palm techniques are used to measure your affect multiple times
and then this is averaged
C. A method where you are asked to write down the affect you experienced the
previous day
13. According to the book PA & NA:
A. Are completely independent
B. Have a small negative correlation
C. Have a small positive correlation
14. Negative events influence you more than positive events. What is the ratio of PA:NA
that is needed to be happy?
15. In an experiment people were asked to either spend money on themselves
(condition1) or to buy a gift for someone else (condition2). In which condition were
people found to be happier?
A. Condition1
B. Condition2
16. The relation between Life Satisfaction and Domain Satisfaction is explained by:
A. Top-down theories
B. Bottom-up theories
C. A feedback loop
17. What is the main difference between objective list theories and preference theories?
18. Subjective well-being fits hedonistic theories.
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