L 5,6

Question 1

Faculty motives and alturism vs egoic alturism

Answer 1

• To look good
• to get something in return
• to feel good about yourself

Altruism –> genuine concern for others
Egoic alt –> selfless actions that ultimately serve one’s own self interest

Question 2

Surface vs deep acting

Answer 2

Deep: genuinly changing one’s emotions

Surface: faking one’s emotion

Question 3

Nudging

Answer 3

Way to manipulate peoples choices to lead to a decision

Question 4

Libertarian paternalism

Answer 4

freedom of choice but guiding people toward beneficial outcomes

Question 5

Default options

Answer 5

pre-set options that people stick to due to inertia / fatigue

Question 6

Poor choices & nudging

Answer 6

Nudges try to correct people decision making caused by cognitive biases

Question 7

False assumption (1) and misconceptions (2)

Answer 7

Nuding False assumption 1: people make choices that are in their best interest

misconceptions:
1. it is possible to avoid influencing people’s choices
2. paternalism always involves coercion

Question 8

Red cape vs green cape

Answer 8

Red: power to fight against. look for problems…to eliminate them

Green: look for opportunities…to realize them. fight for things

ex. in gardening
weeding –> redcape
planting seeds –> green cape

Question 9

Negativity bias

Answer 9

Negatives are ‘louder’, may be life saving
Positives are quieter, may be life enhancing

Question 10

positive > negative emotions ratio

Answer 10

Decrease rumination/ the evil of IPT
– Dispute negative thinking (has it happened before?; why presume a different
outcome

Question 11

Character virtues (6)

Answer 11

Wisdom
Courage
Humanity
Justice
Temperance
Transcendence

Question 12

Character Strengths your top 5

Answer 12

Love of learning,
bravery,
love,
leadership,
gratitude