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1. Tests of divergent thinking are positively correlated with which…
1. Tests of divergent thinking are positively correlated with which personality trait?
a. Openness to experience
b. Conscientiousness
c. Agreeableness
d. Extraversion
2. The ability to automatically block out irrelevant information is called ____.
a. being on ‘autopilot”
b. mindfulness
c. unconscious processes
d. latent inhibition
3. ____ represents the abilities to perceive, understand and regulate emotions in an adaptive
way.
a. Fluid intelligence
b. General intelligence
a. Crystalized intelligence
d. Emotional intelligence
4. ____ represents the kind of things taught explicitly in schools.
a. Fluid intelligence
b. Crystalized intelligence
c. General intelligence
5. The tendency to maximize is associated with ____.
a. better decision making (choosing best option)
b. higher subjective well-being
c. faster decision making
d. lower subjective well-being
6. Carol Dweck reported that when scientists measured the electrical activity in the brains of students when they were responding to a problem, the brains of students who had a Fixed Mind-Set showed:
a. Lots of activity
b. Hardly any activity at all
c. A lot of activity but not as much as the students who had a Growth Mind Set.
7. According to Carol Dweck, how can we “build the bridge to yet”?
a. Reward the process of effort, engagement and perseverance
b. Emphasize the importance of grades in school
c. Offer praise whenever a student gets an answer right the first time
d. Offer awards whenever children succeed
8. According to Seligman, when an optimistic person has a setback they
a. believe that it is temporary and that they can change it.
b. recognize that they need to give up on that situation and do something they’re better at.
c. acknowledge that the setback is likely permanent and work to accept that
9. In his discussion of generational differences in intelligence scores, Flynn also considered
differences in cognition related to politics. What trend has Flynn described among young Americans in regard to politics?
a. They have a deep understanding about the American political systems, well-grounded in political and economic history.
b. They tend to simply take the political beliefs of their elders, “foreclosing on political decisions rather than considering the options available to them.
c. They read less history and less literature about foreign lands. They are essentially ahistorical, and they live in the bubble of the present
10. ____________________ is a cognitive strategy to set low expectations for upcoming performance and plan for worst-case scenarios.
a. Defensive pessimism
b. Realistic optimism
c. Negative optimism
11. According to Seligman’s attributional model, optimism is
a. a learned skill that we can develop.
b. a learned skill, but unlikely to be changeable after age 12,
c. a personality trait that is difficult to change.
12. According to the research conducted by Peterson and colleagues and discussed by Boniwell and Tunariu, if you’re running for president (and you want to win), it’s better to
a. have more pessimistic wording in your speeches.
b. match the positive and negative content in your speech to the dispositional characteristics of
the audience.
c. have more optimistic wording in your speeches.
13. According to research reviewed by Compton and Hoffman (2020), having a sense of meaning in life is correlated with
a. decreased happiness
b. positive emotions
c. negative emotions
14. A sense of meaning in life that is due to non-religious aspects of life, such as work or family, is termed
a. individual meaning
b. life meaning
c. personal meaning
