Module 1

Positive Psychology

the branch of psychology that studies human flourishing and happiness

The G.I. Joe Fallacy

the mistaken idea that "knowing is half the battle"

Subjective Well-Being (SWB)

a person's cognitive and affective evaluations of his/her/their life

Life Satisfaction

one's evaluation of one's life as a whole

Self-Report

an empirical method that involves just asking participants about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs, etc.

Feel-Good Do-Good Phenomenon

a psychological phenomenon in which people tend to help others when they are in a good mood

Miswanting

the act of being mistaken about what and how much you will like something in the future

Meta-Analysis

a statistical method that combines the results of multiple scientific studies to develop a single conclusion that has greater statistical power

Active Social Network Use

activities on social network sites that actively facilitate social interactions (e.g. posting a status update, chatting w/ other users, commenting on a post)

Passive Social Network Use

activities on social network sites that involve passively viewing content without social interaction (e.g. lurking, viewing status updates, reading news feed, viewing pics)