Which statement best illustrates the adaptation-level theory of happiness?
a. People who lose a limb are just as happy with their lives 10 years later as people who do not have accidents.
b. Individuals who win 1 million in the lottery tend to express greater happiness than individuals who win lessmoney than that.
c. Tourists who leave cold climates for vacations in the sun report greater happiness during their trip than they dobefore they depart.
d. College transfer students usually show an increase in life satisfaction in their first semester at their newschool.
Question 2
Adaptation-level theory suggests that
a. our present satisfaction depends on the level of success to which we are accustomed.
b. the more money we have, the less we need to feel happy.
c. we will make upward comparisons more than we make downward comparisons.
d. high-impact events will have long-lasting effects on happiness levels.
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