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OpenStax College Success
Chapter 2, Managing Time and Priorities
Multiple Choice
1. An essential characteristic of effective learning is the ability to think about one’s thinking (to
learn about learning). The term used to describe this activity is
a. neuroscience.
b. metacognition.
c. electrochemistry.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: Power to Learn]
2. Being persistent in working towards a goal in school and not giving up – even if it is hard
work and takes a long time – is a quality referred to as
a. innate drive.
b. academic grit.
c. drive theory.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: The Motivated Learner]
3. When the psychologist Angela Duckworth did studies with students at Ivy League
universities, cadets at West Point and Spelling Bee contestants, she found that
a. perseverance and grit were equal predictors of success with talent and IQ.
b. perseverance and grit were almost equal predictors of success as talent and IQ.
c. perseverance and grit were better predictors of success than talent and IQ.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering and understanding; Section: The Motivated Learner]
4. Which of the following is an idea reflecting grit?
a. “I’m good at somethings and not so good at others. No one is good at everything.”
b. “My third-grade teacher told me that I didn’t have a mind for math and I have
always struggled to understand math problems.”
c. “I just kept telling myself to try again and I didn’t give up even though it was hard
and took me a long time to finish.”
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
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[Bloom’s: applying and analyzing; Section: The Motivated Learner]
5. Author Paul Stoltz created used GRIT as an acronym to help remember the attributes of a
grit mindset. According to Stoltz, GRIT stands for
a. Growth, Resilience, Instinct, Tenacity
b. Grasp, Repeat, Instill, Try again
c. Generate ideas, Restate in your own words, Intellectualize with probing questions,
Test yourself
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: The Motivated Learner]
6. What is UGT?
a. Uses and Gratification Theory
b. A learner-centered approach based on personal choices
c. A framework for choosing information and learning activities with the end results in
mind.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: The Motivated Learner]
7. UGT is different than other learning theories because it is based on
a. the learner’s own wants and expectations
b. how learning content affects the learning outcome.
c. the ways delivery systems affect the learning process.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: understanding; Section: The Motivated Learner]
8. Negative bias is
a. a natural psychological tendency.
b. focusing on negative aspects of a situation.
c. a human tendency to worry and dwell on one’s shortcomings.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: understanding, applying and analyzing; Section: The Motivated Learner]
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See the Test Bank Preface for usage guidelines.
OpenStax College Success
Chapter 2, Managing Time and Priorities
Multiple Choice
1. An essential characteristic of effective learning is the ability to think about one’s thinking (to
learn about learning). The term used to describe this activity is
a. neuroscience.
b. metacognition.
c. electrochemistry.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: Power to Learn]
2. Being persistent in working towards a goal in school and not giving up – even if it is hard
work and takes a long time – is a quality referred to as
a. innate drive.
b. academic grit.
c. drive theory.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: The Motivated Learner]
3. When the psychologist Angela Duckworth did studies with students at Ivy League
universities, cadets at West Point and Spelling Bee contestants, she found that
a. perseverance and grit were equal predictors of success with talent and IQ.
b. perseverance and grit were almost equal predictors of success as talent and IQ.
c. perseverance and grit were better predictors of success than talent and IQ.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering and understanding; Section: The Motivated Learner]
4. Which of the following is an idea reflecting grit?
a. “I’m good at somethings and not so good at others. No one is good at everything.”
b. “My third-grade teacher told me that I didn’t have a mind for math and I have
always struggled to understand math problems.”
c. “I just kept telling myself to try again and I didn’t give up even though it was hard
and took me a long time to finish.”
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
This file and all contents herein are Copyright 2020, Rice University. All Rights Reserved.
See the Test Bank Preface for usage guidelines.
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[Bloom’s: applying and analyzing; Section: The Motivated Learner]
5. Author Paul Stoltz created used GRIT as an acronym to help remember the attributes of a
grit mindset. According to Stoltz, GRIT stands for
a. Growth, Resilience, Instinct, Tenacity
b. Grasp, Repeat, Instill, Try again
c. Generate ideas, Restate in your own words, Intellectualize with probing questions,
Test yourself
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: The Motivated Learner]
6. What is UGT?
a. Uses and Gratification Theory
b. A learner-centered approach based on personal choices
c. A framework for choosing information and learning activities with the end results in
mind.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: remembering; Section: The Motivated Learner]
7. UGT is different than other learning theories because it is based on
a. the learner’s own wants and expectations
b. how learning content affects the learning outcome.
c. the ways delivery systems affect the learning process.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: understanding; Section: The Motivated Learner]
8. Negative bias is
a. a natural psychological tendency.
b. focusing on negative aspects of a situation.
c. a human tendency to worry and dwell on one’s shortcomings.
d. All of the above.
e. None of the above.
[Bloom’s: understanding, applying and analyzing; Section: The Motivated Learner]
This file and all contents herein are Copyright 2020, Rice University. All Rights Reserved.
See the Test Bank Preface for usage guidelines.
