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Question #1

In the Meyers text, gestures, facial expressions and voice tones, which are absent in written communications, convey important information.

A True

B False

Question #2

In the Meyers text, Salovey (1990) in one of psychology’s most consistent findings, referred to the tendency to be helpful when you are in a good mood as the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.

A True

B False

Question #3

In the Meyers text, the authors note that great leaders are always authoritarian, they have a take no prisoners attitude an attitude that clearly communicates to the employees it’s my way or the highway.

A False

B True

Question #4

In the Bolt text, Carver & Scheier’s (1981) Self-Regulation Theory assumes that behavior is directed from within the person.

A True

B False

Question #5

In the Meyers text, the concept of flow in positive psychology is described as a completely involved focused state with diminished awareness of self and time; and results from the full engagement of our skills.

A True

B False

Question #6

In the Bolt text, happiness was associated with success and happiness increased as income grew.

A False

B True

Question #7

In the Meyers text, the three pillars of positive psychology are: (1) positive well-being; (2) positive character; and (3) positive groups, communities and cultures.

A False

B True

Question #8

In the Meyers text, researchers observed that anger is not always wrong. In fact, if anger is used wisely, it can communicate strength and competence.

A True

B False

Question #9

In the Meyers text, researchers have found that happiness is very much related to age and physical attractiveness.

A False

B True

Question #10

In the Bolt text, McCullough et. al. (2009) found that forgiveness seems to be positively linked with physical health, psychological well-being and favorable relationship outcomes.

A True

B False

Question #11

The Meyers text noted that football coach Pete Carroll has made a commitment to positive reinforcement and a nurturing environment that allows people to be themselves, while still being accountable to the team.

A True

B False

Question #12

In the Meyers text, Phil McAleer and Colleagues (2014) observed that:

A they called this phenomenon “the Jerry McGuire effect”

B just hearing a stranger say “Hello” gives some clue to the speakers personality a

C just hearing a stranger say “Hello” gives some clue to the speakers personality and they called this phenomenon “the Jerry McGuire effect”

D none of these

Question #13

In the Meyers text, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1990, 1999) in researching states of what he defined as “flow”:

A none of these

B found that quality of life increases when we are purposefully engaged and studied artists, dancers, chess players, surgeons, writers and parents

C studied artists, dancers, chess players, surgeons, writers and parents

D found that quality of life increases when we are purposefully engaged

Question #14

According to the Meyers text, Human Factors Psychology research says that when you know all all about a thing (e.g.) how something works or how you have always performed an activity, it’s hard to mentally simulate what it’s like not to know and that is called:

A the biological imperative

B the curse of knowledge

C the human factors conundrum

Question #15

In the Meyers text, analyzing 125 student studies, Judith Hall (1984, 1987) concluded that when given thin slices of behavior women generally:

A do surpass men at reading people’s emotional cues

B none of these

C have lower IQ’s than men

D have higher IQ’s than men.

Question #16

According to the Meyers text, the career psychologist that applies psychological principles to legal issues is a:

A forensic psychologist

B school psychologist

C clinical psychologist

D sports psychologist

Question #17

According to the Meyers text, Carroll Izard (1977) isolated which ten basic emotions in the facial expressions of infants:

A pain, sadness, gas, happiness, colic, surprise, fear, anger, disgust, and shame

B love, hate, joy, excitement, boredom, disgust, surprise, fear, envy, and greed

C interest, boredom, happiness, sadness, pain, suffering, fear, shame, surprise and disgust

D joy, interest-excitement, surprise, sadness, anger, disgust, contempt, fear, shame and guilt

Question #18

In the Bolt text, The Marshmallow Test research conducted by Mischel, Ebbesen & Zeiss (1972) and all of the later follow-up studies concluded that:

A the ability to delay gratification became apparent as years passed and children who resisted temptation at age 4, were more confident, trustworthy and dependable as adolescents

B the ability to delay gratification became apparent as years passed

C children who resisted temptation at age 4, were more confident, trustworthy and dependable as adolescents

D none of these

Question #19

According to the David Myers text Human Factors Psychologists:

A all of these

B work with designers and engineers to create new products

C explore the human-machine interface

D were responsible for making ATM’s easier to operate

Question #20

In the Meyers text, Donald Clifton (2001) suggests that finding your own flow and your passion involves asking yourself which questions?

A all of these

B what activities give me pleasure?

C what tasks are easy for me to learn?

D what activities leave me wondering when can I do this again?

Question #21

In the Bolt text, Samantha Heintzelman & Laura King (2014) found that a meaningful life:

A is one that matters or possesses some significance

B makes sense to the individual

C all of these

D is one with a sense of purpose

Question #22

In the Meyers text, the study of 50 Dutch companies, de Hoogh et.al. (2004), found that the firms with the highest morale had chief executives who inspired their colleagues:

A to identify with and to commit themselves to the group’s mission

B to transcend their own self-interests for the sake of the collective and to identify with and to commit themselves to the group’s mission

C to transcend their own self-interests for the sake of the collective

D none of these

Question #23

According to the Meyers text, Industrial Organizational Psychology involves the research and study of:

A all of these

B human factors psychology

C personnel psychology

D organizational psychology

Question #24

According to the Meyers text, The Facial Feedback Effect refers to:

A the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems inability to function and the tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger or happiness

B the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems inability to function

C the tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear, anger or happiness

D none of these

Question #25

In the Myers text, what distinguishes Mohamed Mamow as an engaged employee?

A all of these

B he arrives for work a half hour early and tends to every detail of his shift

C he is mindful of his responsibilities and takes his job seriously

D Mohamed is an extremely hard worker

Question #26

According to the Meyer’s text as an undergraduate psychology major:

A you graduate with a scientific mindset and an awareness of the basic principles of human behavior

B none of these

C you graduate with a scientific mindset and an awareness of the basic principles of human behavior and metaphorically, you have a license to starve

D metaphorically, you have a license to starve

Question #27

In the Bolt text, Roy Baumeister & Julie Exline (1999) note that having personal self-control that allows you to delay gratification:

A is a key to a productive and socially responsible life

B is a mark of maturity

C is the master virtue

D all of these

Question #28

In the Meyers text, Holland (1996) identified and described which of these Occupational Interest Types?

A investigative (thinkers) and social (helpers, teachers)

B enterprising (persuaders, deciders) and conventional (organizers)

C realistic (hands-on doers) and artistic (creators)

D all of these

Question #29

In the Bolt text, Harker & Keltner’s (2001) research on women’s smiles:

A found that women with Duchenne (authentic) smiles in their 20’s displayed highe competence and more affiliation with others at 27, 43, and 52

B none of these

C identified and described Duchenne (authentic) and non-Duchenne (inauthentic) smiles

D identified and described Duchenne (authentic) and non-Duchenne (inauthentic) smiles and found that women with Duchenne (authentic) smiles in their 20’s displayed highe competence and more affiliation with others at 27, 43, and 52

Question #30

In the Meyers text, research with male and female film viewers by Kring & Gordon (1998) found that:

A the women’s faces showed much more emotions

B male and female viewers did not differ dramatically in self-reported emotions

C male and female viewers did not differ dramatically in physiological responses

D all of these

Question #31

According to Mother Teresa in the Bolt text:

A none of these

B reaching out in mercy to someone who is hurting makes you happy

C life is suffering, I affirm it, I love it.

D there are two things in life, to work and to love