PSYC 208 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Eudaimonia, Group Dynamics, Pluralistic Ignorance
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Topic 1: successful living and learning (the satisfying life, research methods) Compare different definitions of happiness, and discuss why there are so many. Scientific study of the personal qualities, life choices, life circumstances, and sociocultural conditions that promote a life well-lived, defined by criteria of happiness, physical and mental health, meaningfulness, and virtue. Explain major methods used to create knowledge in psychology, including what we can conclude from them. Discuss the strengths and limitations of self-report measures, including ways they are validated. Strengths: link to objective measures of the same idea, informant reports. Limitations: vary depending on mood, social desirability inflating, person might not know. Can only draw correlations (no causation), they might be wrong. Derive appropriate conclusions from correlational, experimental, and multi-methods research studies. Positive affect condition more creative than control condition. Define what is a primary source in psychology, and find one online.
