EXDM 300 MIDTERM Actual Exam
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
What .does .Martin .Seligman .say .are .the .main .differences .between .Sister
.Marguerite's .and .Sister .Cecilia's .autobiographies? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The
.difference .is .the .amount .of .positive .expression .used .Sister .Cecilia .used
.expressions .of .good .cheer .while .Sister .Marguerite's .autobiography .contained
.not .even .a .whisper .of .positive .emotion.
What .muscles .are .used .in .the .Duchenne .smile? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The
.orbiculares .Oculi .and .the .Zygomaticus .muscles
What .does .John .Haidt .call .the .opposite .of .moral .disgust? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Elevation
Vaillant .has .uncovered .the .best .predictors .of .successful .aging. .What .are .the .few
.that .are .listed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Income, .physical .health .and .joy .in .living.
How .does .Seligman .describe .the .good .life? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Using .your
.signature .strengths .everyday .to .produce .authentic .happiness .and .abundant
.gratification.
What .do .the .variables .stand .for .in .the .happiness .formula? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-H=S+C+V .H=enduring .happiness .S= .set .range .C= .circumstances
.V=voluntary .control
What .percentage .of .personality .traits .are .attributable .to .genetic .inheritance? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-roughly .50% .of .almost .every .personality .trait .is .attributable
.to .genetic .inheritance
What .are .the .three .'S .variables'? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Your .genetic
.steersman,(urges .us .towards .a .certain .level .of .happiness .or .sadness) .hedonic
.treadmill .(take .things .for .granted .proves .more .we .have .does .not .equal
.happiness) .and .set .range
What .are .some .other .reasons .that .could .be .true .for .the .apparent
.marriage/happiness .correlation? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-People .who .are .already
, happy .are .more .likely .to .get .married .and .stay .married .or .that .good .looks .or
.
sociability .cause .a .greater .likelihood .of .marriage.
.
According .to .Seligman, .what .was .the ."grand .mistake" .of .Authentic .Happiness? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Monism: .the .theory .that .all .human . motives .come .down .to
.just .one .single .motive. .Single .measurement .of .life .satisfaction
In .Flourish, .what .are .the .changes .in .theory, .topic, .measure .and .goal .that
.Seligman .has .made .to .positive .psychology? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Authentic
.Happiness-Well .Being .Theory .Topic: .happiness- .topic: .well .being. .Measure: .life
.satisfaction- .measure: .positive .emotion, .engagement, .meaning, .positive
.relationships, .and .accomplishment. .Goal: .increase .life .satisfaction .goal:
.increase .flourishing .by .increasing .positive .emotion, .engagement, .meaning,
.positive .relationships .and .accomplishments.
What .are .the .three .inadequacies .of .Authentic .Happiness .Theory? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-1)Happiness .is .bound .to .a .cheerful .mood. .2) .life .satisfaction .holds .too
.privileged .a .place .in .the .measurement .of .happiness. .(monism) .3) .some .elements
.(positive .emotion. .Meaning, .accomplishment, .etc) .are .left .out.
In .Well .Being .Theory, .happiness .is .a .construct .or .a ."real .thing"? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Construct. .It .is .not .a .real .thing . or .single .measure .but .several .things
.contribute .to .it. .These .are .elements .of .well .being.
What .are .the .five .elements .of .well-being? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Positive
.emotion, .engagement, .meaning, .positive .relationships, .and .accomplishment
Seligman .was .influenced .to .include .accomplishment .in .this .theory .because .of .a
.formative .article .published .in .1959. .Who .was .the .author .and .the .title? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Robert .White: ."Motivation .Reconsidered: .The .Concept .of
.Competence."
Nick .Humphrey .has .suggested .that .the .reason .for .evolutionary .brain .growth
.from .600cc .to .1200cc .would .help .solve .what .kinds .of .problems? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-The .big .brain .is .a .social .problem .solver, . not .a .physical .one.
twenty-four .strengths .and .virtues .underpin .all .five .elements .not .just .engagement
.as? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Deploying .your .highest .strengths .leads .to .more
.positive .emotion, .to .more .meaning, .to .more .accomplishment .and .to .better
.relationships.
Martin .Seligman .is .sighted .as .teaching .a .single .happiness-enhancing .strategy .to
.a .group .of .severely .depressed .people. .What .did .this .exercise .involve? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Writing .down .three .good .things .that .happened .that .day.
What .makes .set .points .determinable? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .set .point .is
.determined .by .our .genetics!
Questions and Answers A+ Graded
(2025)
What .does .Martin .Seligman .say .are .the .main .differences .between .Sister
.Marguerite's .and .Sister .Cecilia's .autobiographies? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The
.difference .is .the .amount .of .positive .expression .used .Sister .Cecilia .used
.expressions .of .good .cheer .while .Sister .Marguerite's .autobiography .contained
.not .even .a .whisper .of .positive .emotion.
What .muscles .are .used .in .the .Duchenne .smile? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-The
.orbiculares .Oculi .and .the .Zygomaticus .muscles
What .does .John .Haidt .call .the .opposite .of .moral .disgust? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-
Elevation
Vaillant .has .uncovered .the .best .predictors .of .successful .aging. .What .are .the .few
.that .are .listed? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Income, .physical .health .and .joy .in .living.
How .does .Seligman .describe .the .good .life? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Using .your
.signature .strengths .everyday .to .produce .authentic .happiness .and .abundant
.gratification.
What .do .the .variables .stand .for .in .the .happiness .formula? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-H=S+C+V .H=enduring .happiness .S= .set .range .C= .circumstances
.V=voluntary .control
What .percentage .of .personality .traits .are .attributable .to .genetic .inheritance? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-roughly .50% .of .almost .every .personality .trait .is .attributable
.to .genetic .inheritance
What .are .the .three .'S .variables'? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Your .genetic
.steersman,(urges .us .towards .a .certain .level .of .happiness .or .sadness) .hedonic
.treadmill .(take .things .for .granted .proves .more .we .have .does .not .equal
.happiness) .and .set .range
What .are .some .other .reasons .that .could .be .true .for .the .apparent
.marriage/happiness .correlation? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-People .who .are .already
, happy .are .more .likely .to .get .married .and .stay .married .or .that .good .looks .or
.
sociability .cause .a .greater .likelihood .of .marriage.
.
According .to .Seligman, .what .was .the ."grand .mistake" .of .Authentic .Happiness? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Monism: .the .theory .that .all .human . motives .come .down .to
.just .one .single .motive. .Single .measurement .of .life .satisfaction
In .Flourish, .what .are .the .changes .in .theory, .topic, .measure .and .goal .that
.Seligman .has .made .to .positive .psychology? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Authentic
.Happiness-Well .Being .Theory .Topic: .happiness- .topic: .well .being. .Measure: .life
.satisfaction- .measure: .positive .emotion, .engagement, .meaning, .positive
.relationships, .and .accomplishment. .Goal: .increase .life .satisfaction .goal:
.increase .flourishing .by .increasing .positive .emotion, .engagement, .meaning,
.positive .relationships .and .accomplishments.
What .are .the .three .inadequacies .of .Authentic .Happiness .Theory? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-1)Happiness .is .bound .to .a .cheerful .mood. .2) .life .satisfaction .holds .too
.privileged .a .place .in .the .measurement .of .happiness. .(monism) .3) .some .elements
.(positive .emotion. .Meaning, .accomplishment, .etc) .are .left .out.
In .Well .Being .Theory, .happiness .is .a .construct .or .a ."real .thing"? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-Construct. .It .is .not .a .real .thing . or .single .measure .but .several .things
.contribute .to .it. .These .are .elements .of .well .being.
What .are .the .five .elements .of .well-being? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Positive
.emotion, .engagement, .meaning, .positive .relationships, .and .accomplishment
Seligman .was .influenced .to .include .accomplishment .in .this .theory .because .of .a
.formative .article .published .in .1959. .Who .was .the .author .and .the .title? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Robert .White: ."Motivation .Reconsidered: .The .Concept .of
.Competence."
Nick .Humphrey .has .suggested .that .the .reason .for .evolutionary .brain .growth
.from .600cc .to .1200cc .would .help .solve .what .kinds .of .problems? .- .CORRECT
.ANSWER-The .big .brain .is .a .social .problem .solver, . not .a .physical .one.
twenty-four .strengths .and .virtues .underpin .all .five .elements .not .just .engagement
.as? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-Deploying .your .highest .strengths .leads .to .more
.positive .emotion, .to .more .meaning, .to .more .accomplishment .and .to .better
.relationships.
Martin .Seligman .is .sighted .as .teaching .a .single .happiness-enhancing .strategy .to
.a .group .of .severely .depressed .people. .What .did .this .exercise .involve? .-
.CORRECT .ANSWER-Writing .down .three .good .things .that .happened .that .day.
What .makes .set .points .determinable? .- .CORRECT .ANSWER-A .set .point .is
.determined .by .our .genetics!
