SPMT 304 Exam 1
Which of the following variables is the best predictor of who will be the most
successful in the future? - correct answer ✔Grit
Steve Prefontaine - correct answer ✔To give anything less than your best is
to sacrifice the gift.
What does it take to be, truly, committed? - correct answer ✔Feeling deep
sense of meaning and purpose for what you are doing
Which of the following is not an effective strategy for optimal focus? - correct
answer ✔Bearing Down
Being realistic is: - correct answer ✔Justification for negative thinking
The original American Dream transformed lives because it was fundamentally
about _______. Today, the concept of the American Dream is contributing to
things like divorce and depression because it has morphed into being
fundamentally about _______. - correct answer ✔Purpose; money
Which of the follow is true about Healthy vs. Unhealthy Commitment? - correct
answer ✔Focusing on preventing possible mistakes or failures is Unhealthy
Commitment
The Case Study of Darel Siedentop presented in Chapter 6 of
Overachievement teaches us that replacing _____ with _____ will cause an
overall decline of commitment over time. - correct answer ✔Intrinsic
Motivators; Extrinsic Motivators
Which of the following variables is the best predictor of who will be the most
successful in the future? - correct answer ✔Grit
Steve Prefontaine - correct answer ✔To give anything less than your best is
to sacrifice the gift.
What does it take to be, truly, committed? - correct answer ✔Feeling deep
sense of meaning and purpose for what you are doing
Which of the following is not an effective strategy for optimal focus? - correct
answer ✔Bearing Down
Being realistic is: - correct answer ✔Justification for negative thinking
The original American Dream transformed lives because it was fundamentally
about _______. Today, the concept of the American Dream is contributing to
things like divorce and depression because it has morphed into being
fundamentally about _______. - correct answer ✔Purpose; money
Which of the follow is true about Healthy vs. Unhealthy Commitment? - correct
answer ✔Focusing on preventing possible mistakes or failures is Unhealthy
Commitment
The Case Study of Darel Siedentop presented in Chapter 6 of
Overachievement teaches us that replacing _____ with _____ will cause an
overall decline of commitment over time. - correct answer ✔Intrinsic
Motivators; Extrinsic Motivators
