A study is measuring the amount of money alumni donate over time to their alma maters to support scholarships for incoming students. Which central concept of positive psychology is being measured?

A. achievement
B. engagement
C. positive emotions
D. meaning and purpose


Answer: D

Psychology

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a. Assertive Behavior Survey Schedule b. Miller Analogies Test c. Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory d. Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Psychology

In what brand of psychotherapy would a clinical psychologist attempt to uncover the underlying unconscious conflicts and impulses that are the cause of one's psychological difficulties?

A) Behavioral B) Cognitive-behavioral C) Humanistic D) Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic

Psychology

The DSM-IV has been designed according to a system that considers psychological disorders to be like physical illnesses. That is, the DSM IV has been constructed according to

(a) psychoanalytic theory (b) conditioning models of psychopathology (c) the medical model (d) the dysfunction approach (e) none of these

Psychology

According to the U.S. Census, a vast majority of Americans tend to marry someone who is______ to them.

A. challenging B. attractive C. different D. similar

Psychology