Seligman video

What was the main topic Professor Seligman intended to discuss in his talk?

• The state of technology

• The 11th reason to be optimistic

• The history of the American Psychological Association

• The role of media in psychology

What was the initial word limit given to Professor Seligman for his sound bite on CNN?

• Two words

• Three words

• One word

• Four words

According to Professor Seligman, what was a significant achievement of psychology over the past 60 years?

• Developing a new branch of psychology

• Making 14 disorders treatable

• Increasing funding for psychological research

• Reducing the number of mental illnesses

What was one of the moral costs of the disease model in psychology, according to Professor Seligman?

• Overemphasis on technology

• Ignoring human responsibility

• Lack of funding for research

• Over-reliance on medication

What is the primary focus of positive psychology as described by Professor Seligman?

• Treating mental illnesses

• Building human strengths

• Developing new medications

• Analysing historical psychological theories

Which of the following is NOT one of the three "happy" lives mentioned by Professor Seligman?

• The pleasant life

• The meaningful life

• The adventurous life

• The life of engagement

What is a key characteristic of extremely happy people, according to Professor Seligman's findings?

• They are more religious

• They have more money

• They are extremely social

• They experience fewer bad events

What is one of the drawbacks of the pleasant life, as mentioned by Professor Seligman?

• It is not enjoyable

• It is difficult to achieve

• It is largely heritable and not very modifiable

• It requires a lot of money

What did Professor Seligman suggest about the relationship between left and right hemispheric activity?

• It is unrelated to happiness

• It is a cause of happiness

• It only affects mental illness

• It is a myth

What was one of the reasons psychology was considered "not good" according to Professor Seligman?

• It focused too much on technology

• It ignored the improvement of normal lives

• It was too expensive

• It lacked scientific methods