Personal view of a good life The meaning of a good life is ultimately a personal matter, dependent on our talents, personalities, opportunities, and life choices. Assume that your basic needs are met and that you have some reasonable amount of freedom and resources to make choices about how to live. In 500 w0rds, answer the following questions: 1. What defines a good life or a life worth living for you? Describe at least three major ingredients. 2. Why are these ingredients important to a good life? Explain. 3. How will you know if you are leading a good life as you define it? How should a good life be measured or assessed? Describe at least three evaluative criteria. Part 2 Evaluation of gender differences and happiness Research suggests that men and women are equally happy, but have quite different emotional lives. The following have been suggested as explanations for this apparent paradox: Women are more emotional than men -"highs" in a given sample of women cancel out the "lows." Emotionality of women may be more apparent than real. ESM measures of emotionality show fewer differences than recall measures. Paradox is a non-issue. From a eudaimonic perspective - health and offsetting gender strengths and weaknesses are more critical. In 500 w0rds, answer the following questions: 1. Do you think that gender differences in happiness are important and worth considering as an issue in positive psychology? Explain why or why not. 2. Do you agree or disagree that women are more emotional than men? Is this just an old, but now faded stereotype? 3. Which of the three explanations for the "paradox" is the most compelling and why