Chapter 1

Question 1

What is the paradox of progress

Answer 1

technological advances have not lead to improvement in health and happiness

Question 2

Psychology as a science

Answer 2

observation, question, hypothesis, design, data, analyze, conclusions, then tell others

Question 3

forms of research

Answer 3

experimental, naturalistic, case study, then tell others

Question 4

What factors are not important to happiness

Answer 4

money, age, gender, parenthood, intelligence, and attractiveness

Question 5

what factors are moderately important to happiness

Answer 5

health, activity, religion, leisure, and culture

Question 6

what factors are important to happiness

Answer 6

relationships, work, and genetics/personality

Question 7

effort to predict one’s emotional reactions to future events in a generally poor manner

Answer 7

affective forecasting

Question 8

mental scale of judging pleasantness/unpleasantness shifts to a neutral point

Answer 8

hedonic adaptation