Psych 120 Study Guide Exam questions with
correct answers
Which |one |of |these |is |NOT |one |of |the |main |dimensions |of |our |model |of |flourishing?
Insight, |Personality, |Awareness, |Connection, |Integration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Personality
Awareness |is |an |important |element |in |flourishing |because |it |enables |us |to... |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Notice |(without |reactivity |or |judgment) |our |emotions, |biases, |assumptions, |and |so |on.
Which |of |these |takes |a |"hedonic" |approach |to |flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Flourishing |is |all |
about |feeling |pleasure
Which |of |these |would |be |suitable |to |an |"eudaemonic" |approach |to |flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Flourishing |means |that |one |can |still |be |leading |a |meaningful |life |even |in |the |face |of |
suffering
A |key |theme |of |the |ASHF |narrative |arc |is |the |notion |that |humans |have |evolved |to |be... |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Good |cooperators
If |flourishing |is |understood |to |involve |more |than |just |a |pleasurable |life, |one |problem |is |how |to |define
|this |"something |more." |One |common |element |across |many |traditions |appears |to |be: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Self-transcendence
As |stated |in |the |syllabus, |which |of |the |following |is |NOT |one |of |the |course's |learning |objectives? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Describe |Aristotle's |explanation |of |eudaimonia
Based |on |what |you |have |learned |so |far, |which |one |of |the |items |in |this |list |would |be |most |important |
for |flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Social |connection
,The |Center |for |Healthy |Minds |has |an |unofficial |motto |about |flourishing |that |relates |to |some |of |our |
content |in |class. |What |do |you |think |it |is? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Well-being |is |a |skill |that |can |be |
learned
When |asked |to |describe |their |philosophy |on |life, |a |person |might |say, |"Have |a |good |time, |all |the |
time...." |What |philosophical |approach |to |flourishing |are |they |closest |to? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Hedonia
What |is |the |distinction |between |declarative |learning |and |procedural |learning |in |the |context |of |
flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Through |declarative |learning, |one |learns |what |flourishing |is; |
through |procedural |learning, |one |learns |how |to |flourish.
What |is |not |one |of |the |themes |that |pervades |this |course? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Learning |to |avoid |
difficult |situations
In |his |TedTalk, |Dr. |Davidson |referred |to |a |critical |insight |in |his |research. |What |is |that |insight? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Neuroplasticity
In |Dr. |Dunne's |lecture, |he |described |three |foundations |of |flourishing. |What |are |they? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Capacity |for |positive |change, |contemplative |practice, |interdependence
In |the |essay |by |Cahn |and |Vitrano, |the |example |of |Pat |and |Lee |best |illustrates |what |idea? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-The |difficulty |of |defining |what |exactly |we |mean |by |flourishing |or |"the |good |life."
What |lesson |can |be |learned |from |the |Stroop |task |with |color |words |that |we |experimented |with |in |
class? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |we |learn |something |(such |as |reading |or |a |cultural |attitude |about
|gender, |for |example), |it |can |eventually |become |so |automatic |that |it |is |difficult |(or |even |impossible) |
to |override |its |influence.
Which |of |these |is |NOT |true |of |neuroplasticity? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |only |occurs |in |a |relatively |
young |brain.
, What |was |one |of |the |key |ideas |in |the |"Caring |for |the |Brain" |lecture |found |in |the |HM |app? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Mindfulness |harnesses |the |power |of |neuroplasticity |to |create |new |connections |in |the |
brain.
Thinking |about |the |metaphor |of |"glasses" |used |by |Žižek |to |discuss |ideology, |which |of |these |makes |
most |sense? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ideology |is |completely |ingrained |in |us, |so |to |notice |it, |we |have |
to |put |on |the |"glasses" |of |awareness.
Homeostasis |is: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |body |changes |based |on |the |use |and |the |demands |of |the
|environment
One |lesson |from |the |story |of |Kisa |Gotami |is |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Change, |even |if |painful, |can |be |
an |opportunity |to |see |the |influence |of |ideology
When |meditators |were |given |the |flu |vaccine, |what |occurred? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |meditators
|had |a |significantly |stronger |beneficial |immune |system |response |to |the |vaccine.
Allostasis |is: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |way |that |the |body |is |regulated |to |achieve |an |optimal |state |
of |homeostasis
One |way |to |understand |neuroplasticity |is: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |more |you |practice |something, |
the |more |it |becomes |hardwired |in |the |brain
"Ideology" |is |a |term |that |refers |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |largely |unconscious |categories, |
assumptions |and |biases |that |we |inherit |through |culture.
When |we |face |physical |threats, |our |immune |system |has |evolved |in |a |way |that |causes |inflammatory |
processes |that |prepare |us |to |be |wounded. |In |the |contemporary |world, |how |can |this |go |awry? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Social |threats |catalyze |the |same |physiology |as |physical |threats, |and |the |
chronicity |of |social |stressors |can |lead |to |chronic |inflammation
Regarding |challenges |to |change, |which |of |the |following |is |NOT |true? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |
stressed, |System |1 |defaults |to |System |2 |thinking
correct answers
Which |one |of |these |is |NOT |one |of |the |main |dimensions |of |our |model |of |flourishing?
Insight, |Personality, |Awareness, |Connection, |Integration |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Personality
Awareness |is |an |important |element |in |flourishing |because |it |enables |us |to... |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Notice |(without |reactivity |or |judgment) |our |emotions, |biases, |assumptions, |and |so |on.
Which |of |these |takes |a |"hedonic" |approach |to |flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Flourishing |is |all |
about |feeling |pleasure
Which |of |these |would |be |suitable |to |an |"eudaemonic" |approach |to |flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Flourishing |means |that |one |can |still |be |leading |a |meaningful |life |even |in |the |face |of |
suffering
A |key |theme |of |the |ASHF |narrative |arc |is |the |notion |that |humans |have |evolved |to |be... |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Good |cooperators
If |flourishing |is |understood |to |involve |more |than |just |a |pleasurable |life, |one |problem |is |how |to |define
|this |"something |more." |One |common |element |across |many |traditions |appears |to |be: |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Self-transcendence
As |stated |in |the |syllabus, |which |of |the |following |is |NOT |one |of |the |course's |learning |objectives? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Describe |Aristotle's |explanation |of |eudaimonia
Based |on |what |you |have |learned |so |far, |which |one |of |the |items |in |this |list |would |be |most |important |
for |flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Social |connection
,The |Center |for |Healthy |Minds |has |an |unofficial |motto |about |flourishing |that |relates |to |some |of |our |
content |in |class. |What |do |you |think |it |is? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Well-being |is |a |skill |that |can |be |
learned
When |asked |to |describe |their |philosophy |on |life, |a |person |might |say, |"Have |a |good |time, |all |the |
time...." |What |philosophical |approach |to |flourishing |are |they |closest |to? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Hedonia
What |is |the |distinction |between |declarative |learning |and |procedural |learning |in |the |context |of |
flourishing? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Through |declarative |learning, |one |learns |what |flourishing |is; |
through |procedural |learning, |one |learns |how |to |flourish.
What |is |not |one |of |the |themes |that |pervades |this |course? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Learning |to |avoid |
difficult |situations
In |his |TedTalk, |Dr. |Davidson |referred |to |a |critical |insight |in |his |research. |What |is |that |insight? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Neuroplasticity
In |Dr. |Dunne's |lecture, |he |described |three |foundations |of |flourishing. |What |are |they? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Capacity |for |positive |change, |contemplative |practice, |interdependence
In |the |essay |by |Cahn |and |Vitrano, |the |example |of |Pat |and |Lee |best |illustrates |what |idea? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-The |difficulty |of |defining |what |exactly |we |mean |by |flourishing |or |"the |good |life."
What |lesson |can |be |learned |from |the |Stroop |task |with |color |words |that |we |experimented |with |in |
class? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |we |learn |something |(such |as |reading |or |a |cultural |attitude |about
|gender, |for |example), |it |can |eventually |become |so |automatic |that |it |is |difficult |(or |even |impossible) |
to |override |its |influence.
Which |of |these |is |NOT |true |of |neuroplasticity? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |only |occurs |in |a |relatively |
young |brain.
, What |was |one |of |the |key |ideas |in |the |"Caring |for |the |Brain" |lecture |found |in |the |HM |app? |- |VERIFIED
|ANSWER✔✔-Mindfulness |harnesses |the |power |of |neuroplasticity |to |create |new |connections |in |the |
brain.
Thinking |about |the |metaphor |of |"glasses" |used |by |Žižek |to |discuss |ideology, |which |of |these |makes |
most |sense? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Ideology |is |completely |ingrained |in |us, |so |to |notice |it, |we |have |
to |put |on |the |"glasses" |of |awareness.
Homeostasis |is: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |body |changes |based |on |the |use |and |the |demands |of |the
|environment
One |lesson |from |the |story |of |Kisa |Gotami |is |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Change, |even |if |painful, |can |be |
an |opportunity |to |see |the |influence |of |ideology
When |meditators |were |given |the |flu |vaccine, |what |occurred? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |meditators
|had |a |significantly |stronger |beneficial |immune |system |response |to |the |vaccine.
Allostasis |is: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |way |that |the |body |is |regulated |to |achieve |an |optimal |state |
of |homeostasis
One |way |to |understand |neuroplasticity |is: |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |more |you |practice |something, |
the |more |it |becomes |hardwired |in |the |brain
"Ideology" |is |a |term |that |refers |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |largely |unconscious |categories, |
assumptions |and |biases |that |we |inherit |through |culture.
When |we |face |physical |threats, |our |immune |system |has |evolved |in |a |way |that |causes |inflammatory |
processes |that |prepare |us |to |be |wounded. |In |the |contemporary |world, |how |can |this |go |awry? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Social |threats |catalyze |the |same |physiology |as |physical |threats, |and |the |
chronicity |of |social |stressors |can |lead |to |chronic |inflammation
Regarding |challenges |to |change, |which |of |the |following |is |NOT |true? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |
stressed, |System |1 |defaults |to |System |2 |thinking
