The Psychology of Happiness Quiz

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What does the concept of subjective well-being consist of?

  • Life satisfaction, presence of positive affect, and intense joy
  • Cognitive judgments, life satisfaction, and emotional well-being
  • Life satisfaction, presence of positive affect, and relative absence of negative affect (correct)
  • Quality of life, positive emotions, and negative emotions

How is happiness defined when used in a broad sense?

  • An emotional state of intense joy
  • Synonymous with quality of life or well-being (correct)
  • Denotes only positive emotions
  • Refers to cognitive judgments of satisfaction

What is the cognitive component of subjective well-being related to?

  • Prevalence of positive emotions
  • Evaluation in terms of life satisfaction (correct)
  • Intense joy and contentment
  • Relative absence of negative affect

What is the affective component of subjective well-being characterized by?

<p>Prevalence of positive emotions rather than negative emotions (D)</p>
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What is SWB according to Baumgardner & Crothers (2015)?

<p>Subjective evaluation of life, life satisfaction, positive affect, and relative absence of negative affect (B)</p>
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Subjective well-being is defined as consisting of two components: life satisfaction and presence of positive emotions only.

<p>False (B)</p>
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The concept of subjective well-being includes Seligman's pleasant life and good life.

<p>True (A)</p>
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The word happiness is always used in a specific and consistent meaning.

<p>False (B)</p>
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SWB refers to the objective evaluation of one's life.

<p>False (B)</p>
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Happiness, when used in a broad sense, denotes that life is good but does not specify what is good about life.

<p>True (A)</p>
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