Module 11 Quiz Flashcards
We’ve talked a lot about sample sizes this semester. Imagine that you are about to run an experiment examining the effects of generosity on happiness. Your experiment includes three conditions. Based on Aknin et al’s (2019) article, you should include a total of at least ___ participants in your experiment. (Hint: Be sure to sum up the total across all three conditions).
a. 60
b. 160
c. 260
d. 600
e. 6,000
d. 600
Recently, UNICEF-Canada launched a #GiveaVax campaign, encouraging Canadians to donate money to deliver COVID-19 vaccines globally. The statistics below were all included in their #GiveaVax campaign materials. Based on Dr. Dunn’s TED talk, which of these statistics would be most important for UNICEF to emphasize?
a. More than 85% of eligible Canadians have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
b. In low-income countries, only 2% of the population have received at least one dose.
c. A gift of $4.81 gets one person in a low-income country fully vaccinated.
d. UNICEF has been put in charge of procuring 2 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to low-income countries.
e. Both a and b.
c. A gift of $4.81 gets one person in a low-income country fully vaccinated.
Imagine that after watching the Happiness and Sustainability video this week, several 308 students make changes to their typical habits. Each of the changes below would be consistent with Dr. Dunn & Dr. Zhao’s recommendations EXCEPT for which one?
a. Cameron used to drive by herself from Surrey to UBC, but now she carpools with two friends from high school who also attend UBC.
b. Ellie lives on campus and she used to drive to her job downtown after class, but now whenever it’s not raining, she bikes to her job instead.
c. Kay used to take chicken sandwiches to UBC for lunch each day, but now she takes cheese sandwiches each day instead.
d. Kristin works at the mall on weekends. She used to buy new outfits whenever she saw something nice on sale, but now she just goes shopping a couple of times per year.
e. Actually, all of the changes above are consistent with the recommendations provided.
c. Kay used to take chicken sandwiches to UBC for lunch each day, but now she takes cheese sandwiches each day instead
Imagine that you conduct an experiment in which UBC students are paid $10 and then asked to donate half their payment to the AMS Food Bank. Students are randomly assigned to the “encouragement” condition or the “requirement” condition. In the encouragement condition, the students are encouraged to make the donation and given a very small reward for doing so (a piece of candy). In the “requirement” condition, students are told they are required to make this donation. All the students in both conditions make the donation. But you find that people in the encouragement condition report greater happiness and satisfaction with their Food Bank donation compared to people in the requirement condition. Your finding is consistent with Aknin et al’s (2019) argument that helping is more emotionally rewarding when people feel free to choose whether to help. Your finding is also consistent with what other concept/theory/model that you’ve learned about in 308?
a. The elaboration likelihood model
b. Injunctive norms
c. Descriptive norms
d. Cognitive dissonance theory
e. The availability heuristic
d. Cognitive dissonance theory
Which of the following studies covered in the current module allows you to draw the strongest CAUSAL conclusions about the factors that can promote happiness?
a. Chekroud et al’s (2018) study of regular bikers.
b. Mujcic & Oswald’s (2016) study of fruit and vegetable consumption
c. The study on volunteering and well-being using data from the Gallup World Poll, depicted in Figure 4.1 of Aknin et al’s (2019) paper.
d. The study described by Aknin et al (2019) in which recent criminal offenders purchased items for themselves or children in need.
e. Both a and b
d. The study described by Aknin et al (2019) in which recent criminal offenders purchased items for themselves or children in need
