Deck 38: Increasing Happiness

Question 1

Pleasures created by such experiences as eating a fine meal,receiving a massage,or viewing a beautiful sunset soon fade because of…

A) flow states.
B) the hormone dopamine.
C) hedonic adaptation.
D) gratitude.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

We can influence about 50 percent of our happiness by the quality of the choices we make.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

According to the author of On Course, experiencing any of the following might be called a ____ moment:
1. creating and savoring a momentary pleasure.
2. feeling gratitude for what we have rather than distress for what we don’t.
3. engaging in flow.
4. showing kindness to someone who is facing one problem after another.

Answer 3

strawberry

Question 4

About 50 percent of our happiness is determined by a genetically fixed set point.