Question 1

What is The Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) designed to measure?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hope 
B)  Learned optimism 
C)  Subjective well-being 
D)  Self-efficacy 
A)  Hope 
B)  Learned optimism 
C)  Subjective well-being 
D)  Self-efficacy

Question 2

Who described self-efficacy as "what I believe I can do with my skills under certain conditions?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Maddux 
B)  Bandura 
C)  Seligman 
D)  Zimbardo 
A)  Maddux 
B)  Bandura 
C)  Seligman 
D)  Zimbardo

Question 3

Lopez talks about creating hope from memories. Which part of the brain is involved in this process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amygdala 
B)  Hypothalamus 
C)  Prefrontal cortex 
D)  Hippocampus 
A)  Amygdala 
B)  Hypothalamus 
C)  Prefrontal cortex 
D)  Hippocampus

Question 4

Your text discusses a case explained by Ellen Goodman, who uses the phrase "time bulimic. " What is this a reference to?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who take up a lot of other people's time. 
B)  People who waste time. 
C)  People who are not productive. 
D)  People who suffer from timing disorders. 
A)  People who take up a lot of other people's time. 
B)  People who waste time. 
C)  People who are not productive. 
D)  People who suffer from timing disorders.

Question 5

Which of the following are the three major, future oriented temporal perspectives?

Accepted Answer

A)  Optimism, resilience, and hope 
B)  Self-efficacy, optimism, and hope 
C)  Self-efficacy, resilience, and hope 
D)  Optimism, adaptation, and hope 
A)  Optimism, resilience, and hope 
B)  Self-efficacy, optimism, and hope 
C)  Self-efficacy, resilience, and hope 
D)  Optimism, adaptation, and hope

Question 6

Self-efficacy can play a role in dealing with psychological factors through what mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social support 
B)  Learned optimism 
C)  Enablement factors 
D)  Reciprocal determinism 
A)  Social support 
B)  Learned optimism 
C)  Enablement factors 
D)  Reciprocal determinism

Question 7

What is the evidence that suggests there is some genetic component to explanatory style?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scores are highly correlated for parents and their children. 
B)  Scores are more highly correlated for identical than fraternal twins. 
C)  Scores among siblings are not highly correlated. 
D)  There is not enough evidence to support a genetic component to explanatory style. 
A)  Scores are highly correlated for parents and their children. 
B)  Scores are more highly correlated for identical than fraternal twins. 
C)  Scores among siblings are not highly correlated. 
D)  There is not enough evidence to support a genetic component to explanatory style.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the relationship between self-efficacy and psychological health?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower self-efficacy's have been linked with depression. 
B)  Higher self-efficacy has been found to be associated with avoidance. 
C)  Self-efficacy has not been found to be helpful in overcoming abuse. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Lower self-efficacy's have been linked with depression. 
B)  Higher self-efficacy has been found to be associated with avoidance. 
C)  Self-efficacy has not been found to be helpful in overcoming abuse. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 9

Which researcher(s) would define optimism as the stable tendency to believe that good rather than bad things will happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carver and Scheier 
B)  Seligman 
C)  Snyder 
D)  Diener 
A)  Carver and Scheier 
B)  Seligman 
C)  Snyder 
D)  Diener

Question 10

How would you complete the equation: Agency + Pathways = ________?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pessimism 
B)  Self-efficacy 
C)  Optimism 
D)  Hope 
A)  Pessimism 
B)  Self-efficacy 
C)  Optimism 
D)  Hope

Question 11

In assessing why men scored higher on measures of personal control, Helwag - Larson and colleagues suggest that

Accepted Answer

A)  women are less likely to promote themselves. 
B)  men may feel they have more control over their futures. 
C)  women are more likely to be involved in child care. 
D)  Men are more likely to overestimate their level of control. 
A)  women are less likely to promote themselves. 
B)  men may feel they have more control over their futures. 
C)  women are more likely to be involved in child care. 
D)  Men are more likely to overestimate their level of control.

Question 12

In an examination of neurological factors and one's ability to be optimistic, it has been found that individuals high in dispositional optimism also appear to have

Accepted Answer

A)  stronger melatonin responses when waking up in the morning. 
B)  stronger cortisol response when waking up in the morning. 
C)  weaker cortisol response when waking up in the morning. 
D)  weaker HGH levels when waking up in the morning. 
A)  stronger melatonin responses when waking up in the morning. 
B)  stronger cortisol response when waking up in the morning. 
C)  weaker cortisol response when waking up in the morning. 
D)  weaker HGH levels when waking up in the morning.

Question 13

Which of the following is a developmental antecedent of self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parental divorce 
B)  Secure attachment 
C)  Childhood trauma 
D)  Modeling 
A)  Parental divorce 
B)  Secure attachment 
C)  Childhood trauma 
D)  Modeling

Question 14

People who see themselves as having a greater capacity for energetic personal self-talk statements such as "I will keep going" are said to have high levels of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-esteem 
B)  Agency 
C)  Optimism 
D)  Subjective well-being 
A)  Self-esteem 
B)  Agency 
C)  Optimism 
D)  Subjective well-being

Question 15

What is at the core of the concept of self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  An ability to see alternate routes to a desired goal 
B)  A belief that you can accomplish what you want 
C)  A belief that good things will happen to you 
D)  A belief that a bad outcome is specific to that domain 
A)  An ability to see alternate routes to a desired goal 
B)  A belief that you can accomplish what you want 
C)  A belief that good things will happen to you 
D)  A belief that a bad outcome is specific to that domain

Question 16

In discussing the predictors of hope and its factors of pathways and agency, which of the following statements about ethnic differences is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Asian-Americans, life satisfaction was the strongest predictor of agenic thinking. 
B)  In European Americans life satisfaction was the strongest predictor of agenic thinking. 
C)  In Latinos, rational problem-solving was not predictive of agenic thinking. 
D)  In Asian-Americans, positive affect was not a predictor of agenic thinking. 
A)  In Asian-Americans, life satisfaction was the strongest predictor of agenic thinking. 
B)  In European Americans life satisfaction was the strongest predictor of agenic thinking. 
C)  In Latinos, rational problem-solving was not predictive of agenic thinking. 
D)  In Asian-Americans, positive affect was not a predictor of agenic thinking.

Question 17

Why was The Life Orientation Test (LOT) revised?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because adequate construct validity was not established. 
B)  Because it measured the same construct as the ASQ. 
C)  Because people who scored highly on the LOT also scored highly on The Hope Scale. 
D)  Because it overlapped with neuroticism. 
A)  Because adequate construct validity was not established. 
B)  Because it measured the same construct as the ASQ. 
C)  Because people who scored highly on the LOT also scored highly on The Hope Scale. 
D)  Because it overlapped with neuroticism.

Question 18

The perception of one's capability to mobilize motivation, cognitive resources, and actions in situations characterized by diversity is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural self-efficacy. 
B)  bicultural self-efficacy 
C)  adaptive self-efficacy. 
D)  acculturation. 
A)  cultural self-efficacy. 
B)  bicultural self-efficacy 
C)  adaptive self-efficacy. 
D)  acculturation.

Question 19

According to Ellen Goodman, making our lives busy is a downfall of what type of thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  Past oriented thinking 
B)  Present oriented thinking 
C)  Future oriented thinking 
D)  All or nothing thinking 
A)  Past oriented thinking 
B)  Present oriented thinking 
C)  Future oriented thinking 
D)  All or nothing thinking

Question 20

The threat that one feels at being judged on performance relative to negative stereotypes about one's group is called

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype threat 
B)  efficacy failure. 
C)  group efficacy deficit. 
D)  impaired efficacy expectations. 
A)  stereotype threat 
B)  efficacy failure. 
C)  group efficacy deficit. 
D)  impaired efficacy expectations.

What is The Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) designed to measure?

Who described self-efficacy as "what I believe I can do with my skills under certain conditions?"

Lopez talks about creating hope from memories. Which part of the brain is involved in this process?

Your text discusses a case explained by Ellen Goodman, who uses the phrase "time bulimic. " What is this a reference to?

Which of the following are the three major, future oriented temporal perspectives?

Self-efficacy can play a role in dealing with psychological factors through what mechanism?

What is the evidence that suggests there is some genetic component to explanatory style?

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the relationship between self-efficacy and psychological health?

Which researcher(s) would define optimism as the stable tendency to believe that good rather than bad things will happen?

How would you complete the equation: Agency + Pathways = ________?

In assessing why men scored higher on measures of personal control, Helwag - Larson and colleagues suggest that

In an examination of neurological factors and one's ability to be optimistic, it has been found that individuals high in dispositional optimism also appear to have

Which of the following is a developmental antecedent of self-efficacy?

People who see themselves as having a greater capacity for energetic personal self-talk statements such as "I will keep going" are said to have high levels of what?

What is at the core of the concept of self-efficacy?

In discussing the predictors of hope and its factors of pathways and agency, which of the following statements about ethnic differences is true?

Why was The Life Orientation Test (LOT) revised?

The perception of one's capability to mobilize motivation, cognitive resources, and actions in situations characterized by diversity is referred to as

According to Ellen Goodman, making our lives busy is a downfall of what type of thinking?

The threat that one feels at being judged on performance relative to negative stereotypes about one's group is called

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What is The Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ) designed to measure?

Who described self-efficacy as "what I believe I can do with my skills under certain conditions?"

Lopez talks about creating hope from memories. Which part of the brain is involved in this process?

Your text discusses a case explained by Ellen Goodman, who uses the phrase "time bulimic. " What is this a reference to?

Which of the following are the three major, future oriented temporal perspectives?

Self-efficacy can play a role in dealing with psychological factors through what mechanism?

What is the evidence that suggests there is some genetic component to explanatory style?

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the relationship between self-efficacy and psychological health?

Which researcher(s) would define optimism as the stable tendency to believe that good rather than bad things will happen?

How would you complete the equation: Agency + Pathways = ________?

In assessing why men scored higher on measures of personal control, Helwag - Larson and colleagues suggest that

In an examination of neurological factors and one's ability to be optimistic, it has been found that individuals high in dispositional optimism also appear to have

Which of the following is a developmental antecedent of self-efficacy?

People who see themselves as having a greater capacity for energetic personal self-talk statements such as "I will keep going" are said to have high levels of what?

What is at the core of the concept of self-efficacy?

In discussing the predictors of hope and its factors of pathways and agency, which of the following statements about ethnic differences is true?

Why was The Life Orientation Test (LOT) revised?

The perception of one's capability to mobilize motivation, cognitive resources, and actions in situations characterized by diversity is referred to as

According to Ellen Goodman, making our lives busy is a downfall of what type of thinking?

The threat that one feels at being judged on performance relative to negative stereotypes about one's group is called

Welcome to Positive Psychology

Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology: How Me We Us Might Bridge the Gap

Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive Outcomes

The Role of Culture Developing Strengths and Living Well

Living Well at Every Stage of Life

The Principles of Pleasure: Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness and Well-Being

Making the Most of Emotional Experiences: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling

Wisdom and Courage: Characteristics of the Wise and the Brave

Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality: in Search of Optimal Experiences

Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness

Attachment, Love, and Flourishing Relationships

Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and Behavior

Preventing the Bad and Promoting the Good

Positive Schooling and Good Work: the Psychology of Gainful Employment and the Education That Gets Us There

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