Happiness :Introduction to Psychology (Introduction to Psychology) Answers 2026

Question 1

True or false: Richer countries tend to have happier people

✅ a. true
❌ b. false

Explanation:
On average, people living in wealthier countries report higher life satisfaction than those in poorer countries.

Question 2

Which of these events almost always leads to a long-term increase in self-reported happiness:

❌ a. winning the lottery
❌ b. having your body paralyzed
❌ c. gaining tenure as a professor
✅ d. none of the above

Explanation:
Research on hedonic adaptation shows that people tend to return to a baseline level of happiness after both positive and negative life events.

Question 3

Adaptation does not occur for which of the following:

❌ a. grades
❌ b. noises
❌ c. money
✅ d. paralysis

Explanation:
People adapt to many life changes, but severe disabilities like paralysis show much weaker adaptation compared to other conditions.

Question 4

True or false: According to Dan Gilbert, when you think about how you’ll feel when you do well in this online course, you will probably be pretty accurate.

❌ a. true
✅ b. false

Explanation:
Dan Gilbert’s research on affective forecasting shows that people are poor predictors of their future emotional states.

Question 5

Based on the lecture, what is true about money and happiness:

❌ a. people in rich countries are happier
❌ b. rich people are happier than poor people in the same country
✅ c. (a) and (b) are true
❌ d. none of the above

Explanation:
Money is associated with happiness both across countries and within countries, though with diminishing returns.

Question 6

According to Kahneman, to get the best possible grade, where should you put the good part of your essay?

❌ a. beginning
❌ b. middle
✅ c. end

Explanation:
The Peak-End Rule states that people judge experiences largely based on how they end, not on the average quality.

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