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Happiness, 2.21 (G) Quiz 1

2.21 (G) Quiz 1

Quiz 1 TOTAL POINTS 20 1. Question 1 Which of the following was NOT mentioned by Prof. Ed Diener (“Dr. Happiness”) as a reason why self-reports (of happiness) are a reliable measure of happiness:

Self-reported happiness is correlated with reaction times to good and bad things

Self-reported happiness is correlated with cortisol levels

Self-reported happiness is correlated with objectivity

Self-reported happiness is correlated with left-prefrontal activity

1 point 2. Question 2 In “Life Goals” surveys, happiness always emerges as a top goal. Which goal was it tied with in the survey that Prof. Raj conducted with Sunaina Chugani and Ashesh Mukherjee?

Great/Fulfilling Relationships

Physical Health

Career Success

None of the above

1 point 3. Question 3 Which of these refers to the “Fundamental Happiness Paradox”?

Things like need for superiority and need for control do increase happiness in the short-run—but not in the long-run

The more feverishly you seek happiness, the more it eludes you

People rate happiness as a top priority and yet don't act in happiness maximizing ways Happiness is personal and subjective and yet, there is widespread agreement on what it means

1 point 4. Question 4 In the “real-world” job-choice study with MBA students, which of the following findings rules out the possibility that the students chose the “extrinsically motivating” job because that's the happiness-maximizing option? Students' preferences were more in line with what one would expect from a materialistic culture The students preferred the intrinsically motivating job in “Stage 1” of the experiment (when they were not experiencing the stress of job interviews)

Amount of outstanding debt made no difference in preference for extrinsically motivating option

Preference for extrinsically motivating job was higher when using the projective technique

1 point 5. Question 5 Which of these is an example of the projective technique?

When you ask participants to guess how others would guess they (that is, the participants) would respond to a question

When you ask participants to guess how they would respond in the future to a situation

When you ask participants to guess how others would respond to a question

When you ask participants to respond to an artificial situation that they have never experienced before

1 point 6. Question 6 Which of the following was NOT discussed as a misconception that people harbor about happiness?

Happiness leads to delusion

Happiness is fleeting

Happiness leads to selfishness

Happiness leads to laziness

1 point 7. Question 7 Barbara Fredrickson's theory that happiness has a “broadening effect” explains which of the following phenomena the best: Why happiness leads to creativity (and to success)

Why happiness leads to altruism

Why happiness leads to longevity (i.e., to living longer)

Why happiness leads to better quality relationships

1 point 8. Question 8 Which of the following statements is the closest approximation to “medium maximization”?

Money is only a tool – Ayn Rand

The lack of money is the root of all evil – Mark Twain

Money is what money does – unknown

There are people who have money and there are those who are rich – Coco Chanel

1 point 9. Question 9 The “fluency effect” is most closely related to which of the following reasons why we devalue happiness?

Medium maximization

Happiness is too abstract

We harbor misconceptions about happiness

None of the above

1 point 10. Question 10 Which of the following are the two components of the 1st happiness exercise?

Prioritize—but don't pursue—happiness Creating and storing happiness

Measuring and valuing happiness

Defining and incorporating happiness

1 point 11. Question 11 Why do we seek Superiority?

It makes us materialistic

Because it gives us confidence that we are making adequate progress towards goals (and towards mastery)

Being superior makes us disapprove of others

All of the above

1 point 12. Question 12 Which of the following reason(s) explain(s) why seeking superiority lowers happiness levels?

“Adaptation”

“Envy”

“Materialism”

All of the above

1 point 13. Question 13 Which of the following reasons explains why seeking superiority lowers chances of succeeding in intellectual/creative tasks but does not do so in more mechanical tasks?

It takes away part of the brain's processing capacity It separates you from others

It leads to hubristic pride

It lights a fire under your backside

1 point 14. Question 14 According to the discussions in the video lectures, what is the one “pro” (or positive aspect) of the need for superiority from the perspective of someone who wishes to be productive/successful?

It makes you aim high and those who aim high end up achieving more

It makes you more motivated to set and pursue goals

It makes you feel envious, which can be a huge driver of creativity

It makes the others respect you more (and they are therefore likely to obey you more, even if they don't like you) 1 point 15. Question 15 In the video lectures, which of these was NOT discussed as a characteristic feature of flow?

Flow happens when one is least expecting it

Focus on the present (the next sub-goal or sub-sub-goal)

Paradoxical perception of time

Lack of self-consciousness

1 point 16. Question 16 When is flow most likely?

When you are engaged in something that you have talent in and you like it

When you are engaged in something that you like, but may not have talent in

When you are engaged in something you have talent in, but may not like

When “required ability” is just above “available ability”

1 point 17. Question 17 Which of these is a reason why flow enhances happiness?

Flow moments are enjoyable

Flow (10,000 hours or so of flow, to be precise) is a critical determinant of mastery

Flow makes you better liked by others

All of the above

1 point 18. Question 18 According to Prof. Steven Tomlinson, to (re)gain a sense of fulfillment and happiness at work, you should do something that ideally lies at the intersection of which aspects?

What you enjoy, and what you are good at

What you are good at, and what the world needs

What you enjoy, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you will be paid for

What the world needs, and what you will be paid for

1 point 19. Question 19 Which of the following strategies comes closest to what Prof. Herminia Ibarra (author of Working Identity) recommends for getting flow back into your work life?

Pursue hobbies that give you flow

Wait till your children start earning the big bucks and ask them to get you a fulfilling job

Spend a few hours every week doing the thing that you find meaningful and take it from there

Quit your current job immediately and start doing what you find most meaningful (the more you delay, the more difficult it will be to find flow at work)

1 point 20. Question 20 Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky calls which of these a “meta strategy”?

Expressing gratitude

Self-compassion

Being forgiving

Making happiness enhancing decisions

1 point

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2.21 (G) Quiz 1

Quiz 1 TOTAL POINTS 20 1. Question 1 Which of the following was NOT mentioned by Prof. Ed Diener (“Dr. Happiness”) as a reason why self-reports (of happiness) are a reliable measure of happiness:

Self-reported happiness is correlated with reaction times to good and bad things

Self-reported happiness is correlated with cortisol levels

Self-reported happiness is correlated with objectivity

Self-reported happiness is correlated with left-prefrontal activity

1 point 2. Question 2 In “Life Goals” surveys, happiness always emerges as a top goal. Which goal was it tied with in the survey that Prof. Raj conducted with Sunaina Chugani and Ashesh Mukherjee?

Great/Fulfilling Relationships

Physical Health

Career Success

None of the above

1 point 3. Question 3 Which of these refers to the “Fundamental Happiness Paradox”?

Things like need for superiority and need for control do increase happiness in the short-run—but not in the long-run

The more feverishly you seek happiness, the more it eludes you

People rate happiness as a top priority and yet don't act in happiness maximizing ways Happiness is personal and subjective and yet, there is widespread agreement on what it means

1 point 4. Question 4 In the “real-world” job-choice study with MBA students, which of the following findings rules out the possibility that the students chose the “extrinsically motivating” job because that's the happiness-maximizing option? Students' preferences were more in line with what one would expect from a materialistic culture The students preferred the intrinsically motivating job in “Stage 1” of the experiment (when they were not experiencing the stress of job interviews)

Amount of outstanding debt made no difference in preference for extrinsically motivating option

Preference for extrinsically motivating job was higher when using the projective technique

1 point 5. Question 5 Which of these is an example of the projective technique?

When you ask participants to guess how others would guess they (that is, the participants) would respond to a question

When you ask participants to guess how they would respond in the future to a situation

When you ask participants to guess how others would respond to a question

When you ask participants to respond to an artificial situation that they have never experienced before

1 point 6. Question 6 Which of the following was NOT discussed as a misconception that people harbor about happiness?

Happiness leads to delusion

Happiness is fleeting

Happiness leads to selfishness

Happiness leads to laziness

1 point 7. Question 7 Barbara Fredrickson's theory that happiness has a “broadening effect” explains which of the following phenomena the best: Why happiness leads to creativity (and to success)

Why happiness leads to altruism

Why happiness leads to longevity (i.e., to living longer)

Why happiness leads to better quality relationships

1 point 8. Question 8 Which of the following statements is the closest approximation to “medium maximization”?

Money is only a tool – Ayn Rand

The lack of money is the root of all evil – Mark Twain

Money is what money does – unknown

There are people who have money and there are those who are rich – Coco Chanel

1 point 9. Question 9 The “fluency effect” is most closely related to which of the following reasons why we devalue happiness?

Medium maximization

Happiness is too abstract

We harbor misconceptions about happiness

None of the above

1 point 10. Question 10 Which of the following are the two components of the 1st happiness exercise?

Prioritize—but don't pursue—happiness Creating and storing happiness

Measuring and valuing happiness

Defining and incorporating happiness

1 point 11. Question 11 Why do we seek Superiority?

It makes us materialistic

Because it gives us confidence that we are making adequate progress towards goals (and towards mastery)

Being superior makes us disapprove of others

All of the above

1 point 12. Question 12 Which of the following reason(s) explain(s) why seeking superiority lowers happiness levels?

“Adaptation”

“Envy”

“Materialism”

All of the above

1 point 13. Question 13 Which of the following reasons explains why seeking superiority lowers chances of succeeding in intellectual/creative tasks but does not do so in more mechanical tasks?

It takes away part of the brain's processing capacity It separates you from others

It leads to hubristic pride

It lights a fire under your backside

1 point 14. Question 14 According to the discussions in the video lectures, what is the one “pro” (or positive aspect) of the need for superiority from the perspective of someone who wishes to be productive/successful?

It makes you aim high and those who aim high end up achieving more

It makes you more motivated to set and pursue goals

It makes you feel envious, which can be a huge driver of creativity

It makes the others respect you more (and they are therefore likely to obey you more, even if they don't like you) 1 point 15. Question 15 In the video lectures, which of these was NOT discussed as a characteristic feature of flow?

Flow happens when one is least expecting it

Focus on the present (the next sub-goal or sub-sub-goal)

Paradoxical perception of time

Lack of self-consciousness

1 point 16. Question 16 When is flow most likely?

When you are engaged in something that you have talent in and you like it

When you are engaged in something that you like, but may not have talent in

When you are engaged in something you have talent in, but may not like

When “required ability” is just above “available ability”

1 point 17. Question 17 Which of these is a reason why flow enhances happiness?

Flow moments are enjoyable

Flow (10,000 hours or so of flow, to be precise) is a critical determinant of mastery

Flow makes you better liked by others

All of the above

1 point 18. Question 18 According to Prof. Steven Tomlinson, to (re)gain a sense of fulfillment and happiness at work, you should do something that ideally lies at the intersection of which aspects?

What you enjoy, and what you are good at

What you are good at, and what the world needs

What you enjoy, what you are good at, what the world needs, and what you will be paid for

What the world needs, and what you will be paid for

1 point 19. Question 19 Which of the following strategies comes closest to what Prof. Herminia Ibarra (author of Working Identity) recommends for getting flow back into your work life?

Pursue hobbies that give you flow

Wait till your children start earning the big bucks and ask them to get you a fulfilling job

Spend a few hours every week doing the thing that you find meaningful and take it from there

Quit your current job immediately and start doing what you find most meaningful (the more you delay, the more difficult it will be to find flow at work)

1 point 20. Question 20 Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky calls which of these a “meta strategy”?

Expressing gratitude

Self-compassion

Being forgiving

Making happiness enhancing decisions

1 point

I understand that submitting work that isn't my own may result in permanent failure of this course or deactivation of my Coursera account. Learn more about Coursera's Honor Code