Multiple Choice Questions

Note: The Choice in BOLD Letters is the answer.

1. Work and personal life influence each other by:
a) The quality of your relationships with people in work and personal life influence each
other.
b) The satisfaction you achieve on the job contributes to your general life satisfaction.
c) An unsatisfied job can lead to increased stress.
d) All of the above.
2. All of the following are sources for information that contribute to self -understanding
except:
a) Feedback from coworkers. b) Feedback from superiors.
c) Informal feedback from people. d) Self-evaluation traps.
3. The major focus on self-awareness has been to emphasize the positive aspects that this can
have. Self-awareness also has two negative extremes or traps. One of these traps is:
a) Focusing on oneself can lead to increased self-esteem.
b) Focusing on the self can highlight shortcomings.
c) Focusing on oneself can lead to greater accuracy in evaluating oneself.
d) Focusing on the self can highlight ones strengths.
4. People who are confident in themselves are _____ ______ in leadership and sales positions.
a) Less effective b) more dissatisfied
c) More effective d) emotionally insecure
5. In general terms, self-esteem refers to a positive overall evaluation of oneself. People with
high self-esteem are likely to engage in all of the following behaviors except:
a) Express a general positive attitude to life and others that they come in contact with.
b) Likely to get involved with social activities in the organization.
c) Frequently express doubt about their ability to perform on difficult tasks.
d) Volunteer to work on difficult projects.
6. All of the following are suggested ways of enhancing/developing one's self -esteem
except:
a) Take action to become aware of your personal strengths.
b) Talk and socialize frequently with people who boost your self-esteem.
c) Minimize settings and interactions that detract from your feelings of competence
d) All of the above are ways to enhance one's self-esteem
7. Self-efficacy is one of the main components of self-esteem. If a person has high self-efficacy
he/she is likely to
a) Ask for a considerable amount of help in determining how to start a difficult project.
b) Feel that he/she lacks the skills necessary to carry out a specific task
c) Believe that most assignments are difficult and confusing
d) Believe that he/she has the ability to do what necessary to accomplish the task
8. One of the major consequences of high self-esteem is
a) Good mental health.
b) Increased absenteeism.
c) Decreased complaints from unionized workers.
d) Increased worker involvement on teams.
9. The first step in understanding others is to begin by getting an understanding of
a) Basic human behavior b) Human relations principle
c) Basic cognitive psychology d) yourself
10. It is reported that people who have high self-esteem themselves can generally increase
their self-esteem because these individuals usually-
a) Give honest feedback b) respect others
c) Respect themselves d) all the above
11. Your body image, or your perception of your body, also contributes to your self-concept.
Having a ___________ body image is related to feeling confident in jobs where customer
contact is required.
a) Negative b) Positive c) Neutral d) Unfavorable
12. Self-efficacy is one of the main components of self-esteem. If a person has high self-
efficacy he/she is likely to-
a) Ask for a considerable amount of help in determining how to start a difficult project
b) Feel that he/she lacks the skills necessary to carry out a specific task.
c) Believe that most assignments are difficult and confusing.
d) Believe that he/she has the ability to do what necessary to accomplish the task.
13. Another component of self-esteem is self-respect. This refers to how you think and feel
about yourself. A person with high self-esteem would also have high self-respect and
could be expected to exhibit the following behaviors:
a) Stay in relationships where one is mentally or physically abused.
b) Beg others for things that could be obtained from one's own efforts.
c) Focus on the needs of others
d) Highly self-absorbed with personal interests.
14. All of the following are suggested ways of enhancing/developing one's self -esteem
except
a) Take action to become aware of your personal strengths.
b) Talk and socialize frequently with people who boost your self-esteem.
c) Take action to become aware of your personal strengths.
d) All of the above are ways to enhance one's self-esteem.
15. According to James and Mead, one's ______ is the aspect of self that is actively perceiving,
Thinking, and behaving while one's _____ is the object of one's own awareness
a) objective self-awareness; subjective self-awareness
b) I; me
c) self-concept; self-regulation
d) self-regulation; self-concept
16. Studies of self-awareness have found that _________
a) self-awareness is not necessary for one to have a self-concept
b) self-awareness is not necessary for one to have a self-concept
c) humans are the only animals who are self-aware
d) it may rely on the presence of spindle neurons in the anterior congulate cortex
17. People are more likely to act in line with personal beliefs than to conform to social
Pressures when they are _______
a) Privately self-aware b) low in self-esteem
c) Publicly self-aware d) not self-regulating
18. Being habitually ______ can contribute to depression and chronic unhappiness.
a) privately self-conscious
b) low in self-regulation
c) unlikely to engage in TOTE
d) motivated to be interdependent with others
19. According to Carver and Scheier's (1981, 1998) control theory of self-regulation, self-
awareness allows us to assess how we are doing in meeting our goals and ideas via a(n)

a) comparison of private and public self-consciousness

b) assessment of one's self-esteem
c) Reliance on public self-consciousness rather than negative self-consciousness.
d) cognitive feedback loop
20. A way of conceiving the self in terms of unique, personal attributes and as a being that
is separate and autonomous from the group is called the __________ self and is found more
in ______ societies.
a) Interdependent; individualistic b) independent; collectivistic
c) Interdependent; collectivistic d) independent; individualistic
21. The ________________ perspective suggests that people are motivated to maintain consistent
Beliefs about themselves, even when these beliefs are negative.
a) Self-verification b) self-esteem
c) Self-enhancement d) self-monitoring
21. There are _____ types of goal setting process.
a) Two b) Three c) Four d) Five
22. What does SMART stand for-
a) Substantial, measurable, attribution, result oriented, time consuming
b) Specific, measurable, attainable, result oriented, time bound
c) Selective, motivational, achievable, result oriented, time consuming
d) Substantial, measurable attainable, result oriented, time bound
23. Feedback serves the following
a) Instructional b) Outgoing c) Self-esteem d) Coercion
24. The clearly stated goal looks at
a) What you want b) When you want to get it
c) How will you get it d) All the above
25. I want to raise my grade to "A". the goal is-
a) Specific b) Unimaginative
c) Impossible to reach d) Not very inspiring
26. What does the WIN strategy stand for
b) What's interesting now
a) Willie interferes nicely
d) What's important now
c) Where is Nigel
27. When a student encounters problems while trying to reach a goal and then claims that she is a
failure is an example of-
a) Realistic thinking b) The best way to reach a goal
c) Distortion of thinking d) Adjustment of thinking process
28. I will attain an A grade by the end of the semester is _________ range of goal-
a) Long and short b) Short and long
c) Long and long d) Short and short
29. Clearly stated goals are the best if they are-
a) Specific b) Realistic c) Written d) All of these
30. The overall goal of action in any achievement setting is assumed to be the desire to:
a) avoid developing competence and incompetence
b) develop and demonstrate competence, and to avoid demonstrating incompetence
c) demonstrate competence and incompetence
d) develop competence and demonstrate incompetence
31. With task- and ego-goal orientations, people can be:
a) high in both goals, low in both goals, or high in one and low in the other
b) high or low in both goals
c) only high in task orientation
d) only high in ego orientation
32. Individuals who focus on task mastery or improvement (a high task-goal orientation) are
more likely to:
a) persist in the face of failure, exert greater effort, set impossible goals and remain interested in
the task
b) persist in the face of failure, exert greater effort, set challenging goals and remain
interested in the task
c) persist in the face of failure, exert less effort, set impossible goals and remain interested in the
task
d) persist in the face of failure, exert less effort, set challenging goals and lose interest in the
task
33.
is the participation at different levels at larger order-
a) Values b) beliefs c) intelligence d) emotions
34. _____ are the outcome of ______ and ______ which are always definite.
a) Values, realization, understanding
b) Beliefs, emotions, thoughts
c) Intelligence, values, emotions d) Thoughts, ideas, beliefs
35. Research findings suggest that one of the ways effective teachers can increase learning
time and, more importantly, student engagement during learning is which of the
following?
a) Maintain a quiet classroom where students can concentrate and work undisturbed.
b) provide tangible rewards for work well done, such as free reading time, passes to the library,
or extra credit
c) Ensure that assignments are interesting, worthwhile, and easy enough to be
completed by each learner at his or her current level of understanding.
d) Demonstrate a commitment to group discussion and cooperative learning.

36. The creativity technique has how many hats-

a) Four b) Eight c) Six d) Three
37. Role models are-
a) Passionate b) predictable c) imaginative d) Making belief
38. A role medal must possess the character of-
a) Leadership b) non communicative
c) Frightening d) self-oriented
39. What are the types of ideal's are there in human life-
a) Short, medium and long b) short and medium
c) Long and short d) medium and long
40. A role model must-
a) Instruct and inspire b) demotivate
c) Dishonest d) non trustworthy
41. Innovation means-
a) dreaming of new things b) making dreams come true
c) Having the capacity of convincing d) related to experience
42. Ethics are-
a) Guiding principles b) universal principles
c) Moral code of conduct d) set of basic beliefs
43. The blue hat of creativity focuses on-
a) facts and information b) creativity
c) Managing thinking process d) possibilities
44. The green hat of creativity focuses on-
a) Facts and information b) creativity
c) Managing thinking process d) possibilities
45. The white hat of creativity focuses on-
a) Facts and information b) creativity
c) Managing thinking process d) neutral and objective
46. The capacity to learn and adapt to the requirements for survival in one's culture
called:
a) Intelligence b) Memory c) Emotion d) Learning
47. Which term refers to the mental activities involved in the acquisition, processing,
organization and use of knowledge?
a) Emotion b) Cognition c) Feeling d) Imagination
4 8 . A ccord in g to Sp ear ma n , the cap a c ity for activ ities like rea d in g a n ov el,
sp ea kin g f luen tly , p lan n in g the tr a in ro ute fro m a ma p etc. i n vo lv e:
a) The manifestation of general intelligence in greater degree
b) The manifestation of specific intelligence in greater degree
c) Abstract level of intelligence
d) Primary mental ability
49. An organized imagination around a certain theme or extent or problem is known as:
a) Fantasy b) Dream c) Image d) Creative Thinking
50. If we sit down and start visualizing about heaven, the pleasures there in, this would be:
a) Fantasy b) Dream c) Day-dreaming d) Imagination
51. "Problem Solving" and "Creative Thinking" are two main forms of:
a) Autistic Thinking b) Directed Thinking c) Image d) Realistic Thinking
52. "Functional Fixedness" is an important factor in:
a) Thinking b) Imagination c) Problem Solving d) None of the above