The science of happiness has been booming lately, and we've found out a lot about who's happy, what makes us happy and how to become happy. Take this quiz to find out how much you know about the art of being happy.
What do psychologists consider the single most reliable indicator of happiness?
money
children
marriage
Even though 48 percent of marriages end in divorce these days, marriage is still the best gauge of happiness.
religion
leisure time
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Even though 48 percent of marriages end in divorce these days, marriage is still the best gauge of happiness.
Sorry, ladies -- that happiness apparently isn't going to last. A study by the Journal of Happiness Studies found that men get happier as they get older and women get unhappier.
women
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Sorry, ladies -- that happiness apparently isn't going to last. A study by the Journal of Happiness Studies found that men get happier as they get older and women get unhappier.
The World Map of Happiness and the World Values Survey measures happiness by asking questions about social connections, career satisfaction and political and economic stability. According to this survey, what's the happiest country in the world?
Costa Rica
Australia
South Africa
Norway
Switzerland
Latvia
Denmark
Denmark wins out in this study, in which people were quizzed on their happiness levels.
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Denmark wins out in this study, in which people were quizzed on their happiness levels.
The Happy Planet Index analyzes a country's carbon footprint in relation to its population's happiness and life expectancy. According to the HPI, what's the happiest country in the world?
Mauritius
Samoa
Finland
New Zealand
Belize
Vanuatu
The tiny Pacific island of Vanuatu wins, which shows that big carbon footprints don't necessarily equal big happiness.
Taiwan
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The tiny Pacific island of Vanuatu wins, which shows that big carbon footprints don't necessarily equal big happiness.
According to one study, happy people are surprisingly prone to what kind of behavior?
negative
violent
prejudicial
A 2004 study found that happy people tended to make prejudicial evaluations of other people. No one's sure exactly why, but it could be because happier people aren't motivated to think analytically and so naturally resort to stereotypes.
self-deprecating
rude
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A 2004 study found that happy people tended to make prejudicial evaluations of other people. No one's sure exactly why, but it could be because happier people aren't motivated to think analytically and so naturally resort to stereotypes.
About how many years longer can happy people be expected to live than unhappy people?
5
10
15
20
According to a study published in "The Gerontologist," happy men lived 16 years longer and happy women lived 23 years longer than their unhappy counterparts.
25
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According to a study published in "The Gerontologist," happy men lived 16 years longer and happy women lived 23 years longer than their unhappy counterparts.