ECPY 370- POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Hedonism Correct Answer: -all and only pleasure is intrinsically valuable
- minimize pain as much as possible (pleasure is the correct way to live life)
- more is better
3 levels of positive psychology Correct Answer: 1- subjective level ( study of
positive experiences)
2- individual levels ('good life' & the personal qualities for being a 'good person')
3- group or community level (emphasis on civic virtues social responsibility)
Utilitarianism Correct Answer: - for the greater good
- determines right from wrong by focusing on outcomes
- greatest amount of pleasure for the greatest number of people, not just one
self
Carl Jung Correct Answer: Individuation or becoming all that one can be
Maria Jahoda Correct Answer: concerned with defining positive mental health
Gordon Allport Correct Answer: interested in individual maturity
Carl Rogers Correct Answer: - introduced the concept of the fully functioning
person
, Abraham Maslow Correct Answer: Self actualization (psychological needs,
safety needs, belongingness and love needs, esteem needs, self actualization)
External Validity Correct Answer: are these findings generalizable?
Ecological Validity Correct Answer: did we get these findings because of the
environment (ecology) in which this study took place?
- also external validity
Construct Validity Correct Answer: Are we measuring what we say we're
measuring?
(looking at the dependent variable)
Statistical conclusion validity Correct Answer: are our statistical methods of
analyses and conclusions sound?
the degree to which conclusions about the relationship among variables based
on the data are correct or "reasonable'
rule of thumb 100 participants need
Hypothesis validity Correct Answer: Is our hypothesis ambiguous
(arguable/vague/ uncertain)?
Is it falsifiable (able to be proven false)
Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Hedonism Correct Answer: -all and only pleasure is intrinsically valuable
- minimize pain as much as possible (pleasure is the correct way to live life)
- more is better
3 levels of positive psychology Correct Answer: 1- subjective level ( study of
positive experiences)
2- individual levels ('good life' & the personal qualities for being a 'good person')
3- group or community level (emphasis on civic virtues social responsibility)
Utilitarianism Correct Answer: - for the greater good
- determines right from wrong by focusing on outcomes
- greatest amount of pleasure for the greatest number of people, not just one
self
Carl Jung Correct Answer: Individuation or becoming all that one can be
Maria Jahoda Correct Answer: concerned with defining positive mental health
Gordon Allport Correct Answer: interested in individual maturity
Carl Rogers Correct Answer: - introduced the concept of the fully functioning
person
, Abraham Maslow Correct Answer: Self actualization (psychological needs,
safety needs, belongingness and love needs, esteem needs, self actualization)
External Validity Correct Answer: are these findings generalizable?
Ecological Validity Correct Answer: did we get these findings because of the
environment (ecology) in which this study took place?
- also external validity
Construct Validity Correct Answer: Are we measuring what we say we're
measuring?
(looking at the dependent variable)
Statistical conclusion validity Correct Answer: are our statistical methods of
analyses and conclusions sound?
the degree to which conclusions about the relationship among variables based
on the data are correct or "reasonable'
rule of thumb 100 participants need
Hypothesis validity Correct Answer: Is our hypothesis ambiguous
(arguable/vague/ uncertain)?
Is it falsifiable (able to be proven false)
