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IELTS · Part 3 · Cambridge 13 — Test 4

Book Review: Reading answers

Answers to questions 27–40 (14 in all), each with why it is right.

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The Happiness Industry: How the Government and Big Business Sold Us Well-Being By William Davies "Happiness is the ultimate goal because it is self-evidently good.If we are asked why happiness matters we can give no further external reason.It just obviously does matter."This pronouncement by Richard Layard, an economist and advocate of 'positive psychology', summarises the beliefs of many people today.For Layard and others like him, it is obvious that the purpose of government is to promote a state of collective well-being.The only question is how to achieve it, and here positive psychology - a supposed science that not only identifies what makes people happy but also allows their happiness…

Answers 27–40

  1. 27

    What is the reviewer's attitude to advocates of positive psychology?

    D: They are ignorant about the ideas they should be considering. Multiple choice

  2. 28

    The reviewer refers to the Greek philosopher Aristotle in order to suggest that happiness

    A: may not be just pleasure and the absence of pain. Multiple choice

  3. 29

    According to Davies, Bentham's suggestion for linking the price of goods to happiness was significant because

    B: it established a connection between work and psychology. Multiple choice

  4. 30

    F: communication Summary completion (word list)

  5. 31

    B: security Summary completion (word list)

  6. 32

    G: preservation Summary completion (word list)

  7. 33

    E: observation Summary completion (word list)

  8. 34

    A: measurement Summary completion (word list)

  9. 35

    One strength of The Happiness Industry is its discussion of the relationship between psychology and economics.

    YES Yes / No / Not Given

  10. 36

    It is more difficult to measure some emotions than others.

    NOT GIVEN Yes / No / Not Given

  11. 37

    Watson's ideas on behaviourism were supported by research on humans he carried out before 1915.

    NO Yes / No / Not Given

  12. 38

    Watson's ideas have been most influential on governments outside America.

    NOT GIVEN Yes / No / Not Given

  13. 39

    The need for happiness is linked to industrialisation.

    YES Yes / No / Not Given

  14. 40

    A main aim of government should be to increase the happiness of the population.

    NO Yes / No / Not Given

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