Regarding the research on happiness, which of the following statements is FALSE?
a. Happiness tends to come from within a person and is affected by one's goals, choices, emotions, values, and
personality.
b. One's happiness is directly determined by the good and bad life events that happen to a person.
c. Regarding happiness, the way situations are perceived, interpreted, and managed is as important as the nature of the situations themselves.
d. People who are good at dodging life's hard knocks tend to create their own "luck" and tend to be happier.
ANSWER: b
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