AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -When positive emotions open us up to new possibilities, we are more able to learn and build on our skills. That leads to doing better on tasks and tests. People who have plenty of positive emotions in their everyday lives tend to be happier, healthier, learn better, and get along well with others.

Detailed explanation-2: -In positive psychology research, gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude helps people feel more positive emotions, relish good experiences, improve their health, deal with adversity, and build strong relationships.

Detailed explanation-3: -Joy – a sense of elation, happiness, and perhaps even exhilaration, often experienced as a sudden spike due to something good happening. Gratitude – a feeling of thankfulness, for something specific or simply all-encompassing, often accompanied by humility and even reverence.