Q Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 Discussion Questions Chapter 1: According to the text/lecture, what is meant by the paradox of progress? What technological advances do we have today to make life easier? Do these advances make us happier? Why or why not? Please explain. What do you think makes people happy? How does your answer compare to the research?

Q Chapter 2: How would you define personality? How does your definition compare with the one in the text/lecture? How did you score on the Big 5 assessment on the activity sheet? What was your personality profile on the Myers-Briggs (the test is located in the modules section or at http://personality-testing.info/tests/IPIP-BFFM/)? Do you think it is accurate? Which personality theory discussed in the lecture/text do you feel most accurately describes personality development (psychoanalytic, behavioral, humanistic, biological)? Please provide an example.