PSY324H5 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Operant Conditioning, Heritability, Easterlin Paradox
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Stipulative: means everyone can define something in different ways. I may define wb differently than someone else: problems: confusion. Descriptive: general definition and general understanding of wb. Prototype: average: words, traits, definitions to describe what most wb is. Problems: unrealistic goal to maximize everything, neglects aspects that vary across people ople may prefer pain over illusory pleasure. Problem: pleasure and pain are not well understood. Lists: provide a list of things (definitions or principles) that deal with wb. Optimal functioning of organ, but in the case of wb what is the. Problem: events outside people"s control can influence well-being. Problem: more desires come up after fulfilling some. Ideal prototye of an ideal life: rich, healthy, safe, free, loved. Final definition: well-being is a close match between an actual life and an authentically chosen ideal life. Often life-satisfaction judgments are used at face value without considering problems of illusions and inauthentic ideals.
