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Donna has been short of money and worried about her job security.Yesterday,she was surprised to find she was being promoted and given a 10 percent raise.The adaptation-level phenomenon suggests that she will:

A) soon be worried again about her finances.
B) have much better self-esteem from now on.
C) behave much less aggressively from now on.
D) be a much more ambitious,achievement-oriented worker now that she sees that her past behavior has paid off.

E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

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In the context of sustainability and survival,the King of Bhutan believes that:

A) his country should become more like America.
B) his poor country can become happy by working harder.
C) upward social comparison is best for enhancing contentment.
D) gross national happiness is more important than gross national product.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following can be attributed to climate change?

A source of hope for a sustainable future is:

A source of hope for a sustainable future is:

The tendency to adapt to a given level of stimulation and thus to notice and react to changes from that level is called the ________.

Which statement about happiness and wealth is true?

People respond more to threats that are closer (in place or in time) .In this case,the psychological principle used by climate educators to overcome misinformation and motivated reasoning is that of:

According to impact bias,after some event that is good or bad,people generally ________ the enduring impact of the event.

Which of the following steps by people,governments,and corporations enables a shift to postmaterialist values?

The elation of winning something really important evaporating more rapidly than one's expectation is best explained by:

Frank has been feeling a great deal of stress lately because he has been struggling to meet his monthly expenses.Naturally,then,he is ecstatic when he receives a raise at work.After a few weeks,though,he again finds himself struggling to make his credit payments.Frank's situation is an example of:

Identify a true statement about the relationship between wealth and well-being.

Identify a true statement about incentives in the context of reducing consumption.

Because people have the capacity to ________ and to ________ comparisons,the emotional impact of life's significant events dissipates sooner than most people suppose.

Arianna,a 20-year-old student,lives on a scholarship and complains that the support she gets is always decreasing.She happens to meet a single mom of her age,who has no job and is unable to meet even the basic necessities of her child.Arianna understands that she is lucky to have many advantages that the single mom does not have.In the context of materialism,Arianna most likely exhibits ________ social comparison in this scenario.

Which of the following statements is true about national wealth being a determinant of individual well-being?

Identify a true statement about the attitude of collegians towards materialism and wealth.

Identify a true statement about materialism and satisfaction.

John,a 40-year-old man,discounts climatic threats and does not believe that temperature and sea levels are rising because of climatic change.He is against the imposition of a carbon tax and argues that an automotive fuel economy standard is enough to control emissions.In the context of persuasion,John's resistance to climate science is due to ________ in this scenario.