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Question
1. According to Allport, happiness should never be a goal, but rather a probably consequence of full involvement in life.
TRUE OR FALSE
2. Explain the benefits of more qualitative research in the area of positive psychology.
TRUE OR FALSE
3. In ______, there are six subsystems: the biochemical, physiological, precognitive, cognitive, person to person, and person to environment.
Seeman's model
the mindfulness model
all Western models
Maslow's model
4. Reciprocal determinism is one of the unique aspects of a systems approach.
TRUE OR FALSE
5. Which of the following personality theorists posited that happiness should never be a goal, but rather a probable consequence of full involvement in life?
Freud
Kelly
Allport
Jung
6. If a "happiness pill" became readily available, would this be the answer to helping all people experience "the good life?" In other words, would most positive psychologists be in favor of this?
7. ____ argued that the holistic organization of a psychological system may be more important than the individual parts.
Allport
Wilber
Maslow
Seeman
8. Of the following, who proposed a 10-stage theory that culminated with a state of spiritual well-being that leads to enlightenment or nirvana?
Maslow
Wilber
Allport
Seeman
9. Historically, researchers in the area of positive psychology have studied well-being operating from the assumption that ______ and ______ are the major criteria for understanding the good life.
flourishing; savoring
happiness; life satisfaction
optimism; hope
positive emotions; optimism
10. The idea of a "person" in Chinese Taoism involves multiple interdependent relationships, especially one's relationship with family members.
TRUE OR FALSE
11. ______ use(s) unstructured or semistructured techniques to gather data.
Quantitative methods
Qualitative methods
Meta-analysis
Randomized-controlled trials
12. Compton and Hoffman, your textbook authors, noted that Freud's theory "is unquestionably the most comprehensive transpersonal theory of personality."
TRUE OR FALSE
13. Dov Shmotkin's model of subjective well-being borrowed ideas from research on ______.
eudaimonic theory
terror management theory
flow
character strengths
14. _____ is one of the unique aspects of a systems approach.
An emphasis on hedonism
Subjective well-being
Reciprocal determinism
An emphasis on positive emotion
15. Israeli psychologist, Shmotkin, has been criticized for only addressing positive emotions in his model of subjective well-being.
TRUE OR FALSE
16. One of the criticisms of positive psychology has been that it relies too much on North American and European research participants. Give a specific example of how research in a particular area may not generalize to other samples.
Which of the following is NOT one of the concerns of the modules described by Dov Shmotkin?
self-awareness
how we report our own well-being to others
how much time we spend in flow
our narrative well-being
17. Qualitative methods are also called ______
experimental methods
surveys
meta-analytic strategies
constructivist research strategies
18. According to terror management theory, our attempts to find a stable sense of well-being are motivated in part by ______.
our id and ego
fear and death anxiety
hedonism and egocentrism
a resilient personality
19. According to ______, how all of the parts work together may be more important than any one element of the system.
transpersonal theory of personality
systems theory
the "billiard ball" model of causality
Western individualism
19. Describe one critique of research in positive psychology. In other words, what is an area that is likely to be addressed in future research.
Both Sheldon and Seeman based their perspectives on ______.
Freudian theory
systems theory
Eastern philosophy
the "Billiard Ball" model of causality
20. Ken Wilbur's theory is considered the most comprehensive ______.
theory of positive emotion
transpersonal theory of personality
hierarchical theory of needs
systems theory
21 ______ methods can be useful tools for examining the impact of the historical time period and the sociocultural contexts.
Experimental
Quantitative
Qualitative
Correlational
22. In Seeman's human system model, ______ is a function of all the subsystems acting together, rather than comprising a separate subsystem.
culture
flourishing
emotion
motivation
23. Park (2011) noted that topics such as ______ are almost nonexistent in positive psychology. She argues that positive psychology would have more depth if such topics were addressed more fully.
intrinsic and extrinsic motivation
death and loneliness
eudaimonia and hedonism
wisdom and creativity
24. Which of the following is NOT a critique of the field of positive psychology?
It relies too much on quantitative data.
It does not take a developmental perspective that pays attention to the developmental paths people take as they journey through life.
It does not use a systems approach.
The perspectives of positive psychology view people too much in a holistic fashion.
25. The field of positive psychology was created in ______.
the 1960s
the 1970s
the 1980s
the 1990s
26. Which of the following about Ken Wilber's theory is FALSE?
It is a stage theory.
It has been criticized for being extremely difficult to verify.
His model incorporates both Western and Eastern theories.
His most advanced stage is essentially the same as Maslow's concept of self-actualization.