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In their 2003 study, Emmons & McCullough randomly assigned undergrads to either keep a gratitude journal, a journal listing hassles they had to endure each day, or a journal comparing themselves to others they were doing better than. The results of their study, as discussed in this course, found that… Question 5Answer A. Gratitude and comparison journals both increased felt happiness, but onlygratitude journals improved physical health. B. All three journals improved psychological well-being, but people felt guiltyabout making comparisons to others. C. All three journals improved psychological well-being, but only people in the gratitude condition continued to do the journal after the end of the study. D. Gratitude journals increased participants’ felt happiness while the other twoconditions did not. E. None of the above statements are correct.

          In their 2003 study, Emmons & McCullough randomly assigned undergrads to either keep a gratitude journal, a journal listing hassles they had to endure each day, or a journal comparing themselves to others they were doing better than. The results of their study, as discussed in this course, found that…
Question 5Answer
A.
Gratitude and comparison journals both increased felt happiness, but onlygratitude journals improved physical health.
B.
All three journals improved psychological well-being, but people felt guiltyabout making comparisons to others.
C.
All three journals improved psychological well-being, but only people in the gratitude condition continued to do the journal after the end of the study.
D.
Gratitude journals increased participants’ felt happiness while the other twoconditions did not.
E.
None of the above statements are correct.

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