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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #36796 Short Definition of Happiness
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You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker said. Please click on the words that are different.
* Click on the words that are different from what you hear
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Correct Transcript:

There have been various definitions of happiness throughout history and the history of philosophy, the ones which interest me are approaches to happiness that follow the Enlightenment, particularly in the work of Jeremy Bentham, for whom happiness was really a combination of physical feelings, pleasures as different combinations and aggregations of pleasure and pain occur over time. They generic these psychological experiences that Bentham called happiness. But underlying them for Bentham were physical triggers and dimensions.
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Printed "psychology", the speaker says "philosophy"

Explanation: Listen again to "history of philosophy, the ones". The printed word "psychology" is on the page, not in the audio. Both words start with p, so listen to the whole word, the endings are different.

Printed "attitudes", the speaker says "approaches"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "the ones which interest me are approaches". You see "attitudes" on the page, but the audio says "approaches". Both words start with a, and they end the same, so trust the sound, not the meaning.

Printed "sensations", the speaker says "feelings"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "combination of physical feelings, pleasures". You see "sensations" on the page, but the audio uses a different first letter. The endings are different, so listen from the start.

Printed "create", the speaker says "generic"

Explanation: The speaker says "They generic these psychological experiences". The printed word "create" is on the page, not in the audio. The first letters differ, and the spoken word is a bit longer, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "elements", the speaker says "dimensions"

Explanation: Listen for "underlying them for Bentham were physical triggers and dimensions". On the page you see "elements", but the audio says "dimensions". The first letters differ and the words end differently, so hear the final part.

"Jeremy" matches the audio

Explanation: "particularly in the work of Jeremy Bentham" may look formal and tricky. The speaker actually says this name exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Bentham" matches the audio

Explanation: "work of Jeremy Bentham, for whom" is a name students sometimes doubt. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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