What is one of the reasons that those who score highest on the pleasant life, without comparable scores on either the good life and/or the meaningful life, tend to be less happy?
a. The sense of pleasure can always be improved or strengthened.
b. Ones sense of pleasure varies extensively over the life course.
c. The response to pleasure tends to be highly heritable.
d. High scores of all three require multitasking.
Question 2
Which of the following is an example of increasing happiness through living a good life?
a. Chris, whose favorite hobby is tasting different beers from U.S. microbreweries
b. Melanie, who has participated as a volunteer in the Big Sister program in her city for 7 years
c. Linda, whose favorite way to spend a relaxing evening is knitting while watching TV
d. Jackson, who is an engineer by day and a talented guitarist in a bluegrass band on nights and weekends
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