Positive Psychology Questions with
100% Correct Answers
Humanistic Psychology Correct Answer: Third force response to Behaviorism and
Psychoanalysis
emphasizes uniqueness of human condition and goodness of each person
Behaviorism Correct Answer: Skinner/Watson
mind is a black box
punishment and reward
Psychoanalysis Correct Answer: Freud
subconscious instincts
Abraham Maslow Correct Answer: Grandfather of Pos Psych, introduced
Humanistic Psychology in 1954
Aaron Antonovksky Correct Answer: Salutogenesis-creating good health instead
of reacting to illness
Martin Seligman Correct Answer: 1. make academic psychology more
accessible
, 2. introduced positive psychology
Subjective Well Being Correct Answer: how people evaluate their lives and what
is important to them
Positive Affect Correct Answer: emotions like cheerfulness joy
Negative Affect Correct Answer: sadness, anger, fear
Life Satisfaction Correct Answer: the extent to which one's expectations about
life goals and accomplishments have been met
Hedonic Well Being Correct Answer: high pleasure, low distress, feel good in the
moment
Eudaimonic Well Being Correct Answer: life purpose, goals
Self determination theory (Eudaimonic Theory) Correct Answer: Autonomy,
Competence, Relatedness
SWB= Correct Answer: PA/NA + Life Satisfaction
PANAS Correct Answer: positive affect negative affect schedule
Components of an Attitude Correct Answer: Affect, Behavior, Cognition
Experience Sampling Correct Answer: a research methodology that asks
participants to stop at certain point in their day and take notes of their
experience
Basic Emotions Correct Answer: Happiness, Surprise, Fear, Anger, Disgust,
Sadness
100% Correct Answers
Humanistic Psychology Correct Answer: Third force response to Behaviorism and
Psychoanalysis
emphasizes uniqueness of human condition and goodness of each person
Behaviorism Correct Answer: Skinner/Watson
mind is a black box
punishment and reward
Psychoanalysis Correct Answer: Freud
subconscious instincts
Abraham Maslow Correct Answer: Grandfather of Pos Psych, introduced
Humanistic Psychology in 1954
Aaron Antonovksky Correct Answer: Salutogenesis-creating good health instead
of reacting to illness
Martin Seligman Correct Answer: 1. make academic psychology more
accessible
, 2. introduced positive psychology
Subjective Well Being Correct Answer: how people evaluate their lives and what
is important to them
Positive Affect Correct Answer: emotions like cheerfulness joy
Negative Affect Correct Answer: sadness, anger, fear
Life Satisfaction Correct Answer: the extent to which one's expectations about
life goals and accomplishments have been met
Hedonic Well Being Correct Answer: high pleasure, low distress, feel good in the
moment
Eudaimonic Well Being Correct Answer: life purpose, goals
Self determination theory (Eudaimonic Theory) Correct Answer: Autonomy,
Competence, Relatedness
SWB= Correct Answer: PA/NA + Life Satisfaction
PANAS Correct Answer: positive affect negative affect schedule
Components of an Attitude Correct Answer: Affect, Behavior, Cognition
Experience Sampling Correct Answer: a research methodology that asks
participants to stop at certain point in their day and take notes of their
experience
Basic Emotions Correct Answer: Happiness, Surprise, Fear, Anger, Disgust,
Sadness
