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?

Prevalence of positive emotions rather than negative emotions Signup and view all the answers

What is SWB according to Baumgardner & Crothers (2015)?

Subjective evaluation of life, life satisfaction, positive affect, and relative absence of negative affect Signup and view all the answers

Subjective well-being is defined as consisting of two components: life satisfaction and presence of positive emotions only.

False Signup and view all the answers

The concept of subjective well-being includes Seligman's pleasant life and good life.

True Signup and view all the answers

The word happiness is always used in a specific and consistent meaning.

False Signup and view all the answers

SWB refers to the objective evaluation of one's life.

False Signup and view all the answers

Happiness, when used in a broad sense, denotes that life is good but does not specify what is good about life.

True Signup and view all the answers

The Psychology of Happiness Quiz

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

How is happiness defined when used in a broad sense?

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

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

What is SWB according to Baumgardner & Crothers (2015)?

Subjective well-being is defined as consisting of two components: life satisfaction and presence of positive emotions only.

The concept of subjective well-being includes Seligman's pleasant life and good life.

The word happiness is always used in a specific and consistent meaning.

SWB refers to the objective evaluation of one's life.

Happiness, when used in a broad sense, denotes that life is good but does not specify what is good about life.

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