Positive Emotions Flashcards
(10 cards)
Harker & Keltner (2001) studied student yearbooks and found that they could predict the happiness of the students 30 years later by looking at
Their smiles
Brain imaging scans of individuals who are thinking about the people they love often find
a. decreased activity of the frontal lobes
• b. increased activity of the nucleus accumbens
• c. decreased activity of the amygdala
Some psychologists have argued that the clinical bias in research has
Have produced more research on negative emotions
In general, positive emotions are associated with greater brain activity in the
Left hemisphere
Which of the following may help to explain the “surprisingly weak” relationship between wealth and happiness?
wealthier individuals compare themselves to similar reference groups
Oxytocin is a neurotransmitter that some researchers believe is involved in the experience of
Love
“So far I have gotten the important things I want in life” is a statement found on
The satisfaction with life scale
A problem with using facial expressions to study positive emotions such as love or hope is that
there may not be consistent, recognizable expressions for those emotions
A survey conducted by Forbes magazine of the 100 wealthiest Americans found that
On average, they were only slightly happier than typical American
The “hedonic treadmill” is a term used to describe what happens when
People make more money but their happiness levels remain the same
