Importance of Social Connections to Health and Well-being

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Which of the following best describes the importance of social connections?

Social connections have no impact on human well-being.

Social connections are only important for happiness, not survival.

The importance of social connections is overstated in the text.

Social connections are crucial for the survival of humans. (correct)

What is one of the strongest findings in the literature on happiness, according to the text?

Happy people have better physical health than their less happy peers.

Happy people have better relationships than their less happy peers. (correct)

Happy people have better financial stability than their less happy peers.

Happy people have better job satisfaction than their less happy peers.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a happiness activity involving social connections?

Engaging in physical exercise (correct)

Nurturing relationships

Practicing acts of kindness

Both (a) and (b) are mentioned as happiness activities involving social connections.

What is the basis of all morality, as stated by the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer?

Compassion Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about kindness and compassion is NOT supported by the text?

Practicing kindness and compassion is solely for personal gain. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main finding of the scientific research mentioned in the text?

Practicing acts of kindness is good for both the recipient and the doer. Signup and view all the answers

What is a common refrain of the Dalai Lama?

If you want to be happy, practice compassion. Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the happiness intervention conducted by the author's laboratory?

To test whether doing acts of kindness actually makes people happy. Signup and view all the answers

What was the key difference between the two groups in the happiness intervention?

One group was instructed to perform acts of kindness at any time during the week, while the other group was instructed to perform them all on one day. Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the finding that happier people are more likely to describe themselves as doing frequent altruistic acts?

It suggests that altruistic acts are more common among happier people. Signup and view all the answers

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Which of the following best describes the importance of social connections?

What is one of the strongest findings in the literature on happiness, according to the text?

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a happiness activity involving social connections?

What is the basis of all morality, as stated by the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer?

Which of the following statements about kindness and compassion is NOT supported by the text?

What is the main finding of the scientific research mentioned in the text?

What is a common refrain of the Dalai Lama?

What was the purpose of the happiness intervention conducted by the author's laboratory?

What was the key difference between the two groups in the happiness intervention?

What is the significance of the finding that happier people are more likely to describe themselves as doing frequent altruistic acts?

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