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The Gratitude Experiment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which group in the Gratitude Experiment had the highest level of well-being?

a)

The group that wrote about what they were grateful for everyday

b)

The group that wrote about things that annoyed them.

c)

The group that wrote about whatever popped into their head.

2.

Practicing Gratitude increase your happiness. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which is a healthy coping skill for stress?

a)

Make a list of what you are thankful for

b)

Screaming at your sister

c)

Kicking a door

d)

lie

4.

What is the effect of writing down what you are thankful for?

a)

It is a waste of time.

b)

it will make you sad.

c)

It will trigger happiness in your brain.

5.

In the Gratitude experiment how many years of research did Dr. Emmons do on the science of happiness?

a)

53

b)

10

c)

2

6.

How can you show your gratitude to someone? Choose all that apply.

a)

Make them Dinner.

b)

Say "Thank you" and tell them why you are grateful.

c)

Ignore them

d)

Write them a card or draw them a picture explaining why you are grateful

7.

Scientists say our level of happiness stays constant most of the time. Why is that?

a)

We take the things that make us happy for granted

b)

Because don't exercise enough.

c)

Because we eat too much junk food.

8.

How can we increase our happiness?

a)

By noticing the little things and the big things we are grateful for

b)

By buying more things

c)

By complaining and venting.

d)

By getting more popular.

9.

What are the 8 Coping strategies we talked about in class?

a)

1. write out a positive plan

2.  Exercise

3.  Talk to a friend or trusted adult

4.  Draw or Create

5.  Eat well

6.  Use humor

7.  take time to relax (Yoga, meditate, take a bath)

8. Be Grateful!

b)

1. Yell

2.  run away

3.  ignore the problem

4.  Draw or Create

5.  Eat too much

6.  Use humor

7.  take time to relax (Yoga, meditate, take a bath)

8. Be Grateful!

c)

1. write out a positive plan

2.  ignore the problem

3.  Talk to a friend or trusted adult

4.  swim

5.  Eat too much

6.  Use sarcasm

7.  jog

8. Be Grateful

10.

What is gratitude?

a)

Appreciating a person, place, or thing in your life and you know why you appreciate them.

b)

Being thankful but forgetting it.

c)

Complimenting someone.