Author Question: Joe, a 52-year-old, lost his job when the plant he managed was closed, and his overall life ... (Read 57 times)

sarasara · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Joe, a 52-year-old, lost his job when the plant he managed was closed, and his overall life satisfaction plummeted. After 9 months out of work, Joe was fortunate to find another, similar position. What can we expect for Joe now?

a. Joe's overall life satisfaction will now return to the baseline he experienced before the job loss.
b. Joe's overall life satisfaction will rise, but will not return to baseline.
c. Joe's overall life satisfaction will continue to fall.
d. Joe's overall life satisfaction will not change in relation to job loss or reemployment.

Question 2

Brenda and Louise are twin sisters who each married 20 years ago. Brenda and her husband run a small piano tuning business.

They have had a small, loyal customer base, and their modest but adequate income has not changed over time. Louise and her husband each work for a corporation, and their incomes have steadily increased over the last 20 years allowing them to increase their standard of living. Assuming that Brenda and Louise began their married lives equally happy, and based on their income histories alone, what would you predict about the subjective well-being of Brenda and Louise today?
a. Louise is probably happier than Brenda.
b. Brenda is probably happier than Louise.
c. Louise and Brenda are probably still about equally happy.
d. There is no way to assess relative happiness.