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100

What was the name of the woman who was addicted to gambling in The Power of Habit?

Angie Bachmann

100

Label each conjunction in the FANBOYS mnemonic.

For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

100

Carol Dweck defines two mindsets; label and briefly define each. 

A fixed mindset is the belief that our intelligence is static, while a growth mindset is the belief our intelligence can be improved with effort. 

100

What is the chemical symbol for potassium?

K

100

This logical Star Trek character's catchphrase is "Live long and prosper."

Spock

100

Define: hyperbole

Exaggeration and overstatement

Saying you'll die without your phone is hyperbole. 
200

According to Judson Brewer, a habit loop is comprised of...

A trigger, a behavior, and a reward. 

200

Correct the following sentence:

I love hummus it is garlicky and delicious.

This is a run-on; divide the two independent clauses with a period, a comma + conjunction like "and," a subordinating conjunction like "because," or a semi-colon.

200

The National Council of the Teachers of English developed a list of qualities a student should develop for success in college; what is the name of these qualities?

Habits of Mind

200

In the Star Wars universe, the ferocious furballs known as Ewoks are from the moon of what planet?

Endor 

200

Peter, Ray, Egon, and Winston are who you're going to call if there's an invisible man sleeping in your bed. 

Ghostbusters!

200
Define: ubiquitous 

Present, appearing, or found everywhere

McDonald's restaurants are ubiquitous.

300

In an interview with Deborah Perkins-Gough, Angela Duckworth discusses this trait that helps people accomplish their goals with focus and resilience. 

Grit

300

A complete sentence has a subject and a predicate; a phrase such as "Which leads to anger," lacking a clear subject, is an example of what sentence error.

A fragment; the phrase, a dependent clause, needs an independent clause, a complete sentence, to attach to, such as "Some people cope with their stress by bottling up emotions, which leads to anger."

300

How are mindfulness and metacognition related?

Answer will vary, but should highlight a connection between being conscious of one's actions and thoughts (mindfulness) and being able to think critically about those (metacognition). 

300

This fictional archaeologist hates snakes and being called Henry Jr.

Indiana Jones

300

Everyone loves Spider-Man; Natasha Romanoff is another spidery Avenger, also known as - 

Black Widow

300

Define: Finsta (slang!)

A secondary, decoy, or fake Instagram account. 

My mom made me give her my social media info, but I linked her to my finsta. 
400

Bruce Alexander is associated with which experiment?

The Rat Park Experiment, which implies that isolation is a significant trigger to addictive behavior.

400

Place the apostrophe in the correct location:

The teacher collected the childrens art projects. 

The teacher collected the children's art projects. 

400

Judson Brewer suggests readers use mindfulness to break bad habits, offering a specific mnemonic to help people remember how to process their feelings in the moment; name the method and label each step. 

The RAIN method -

Recognize, Allow, Investigate, and Note/Non-identify

400

This blue-haired seventeen-year-old singer-songwriter is the first musical artist born in the 2000s to have a No. 1 album.

Billie Eilish

400

The average human body contains how many pints of blood?

9-12

400

Define: rescind

To take back or repeal

The vampire's invitation to Buffy's house had been rescinded. 


500

"Thinking about thinking" is a common definition of what concept?

Metacognition

500

What is the difference between an adjective and an adverb? Present an example for each.

An adjective is a word that describes nouns.
Ex: The green and fluffy trees are not as nice as the dainty flowers.

An adverb describes a verb or an adjective. It often but doesn't always have "ly" at the end of it.
Ex. She danced beautifully. Ex: Angie Bachmann gambled often. 

500

Judson Brewer, in the chapter "Addicted to Ourselves," describes a cognitive validation that makes a person believe something to be true if the information presented is important to the individual. Brewer uses Lance Armstrong as an example trigger for this effect, which is called -  

Subjective bias
500

Shakespeare's wife shares her name with a famous brunette actor who has starred in films like The Princess Diaries and Ocean's 8.

Anne Hathway

500

Roland Emmerich alien invasion film Independence Day stars Bill Pullman as the President and this 90s rapper as a heroic fighter pilot.

Will Smith

500

Define: mood (slang!)

Empathy with a particular image, feeling, etc.

Billy Porter arriving at the Met Gala on a litter is a big mood. 

600

Several readings on the subject of addiction discuss neurochemicals that drive addictive behavior, including ____________, an important neurotransmitter that sends pleasure and reward signals through the brain.

Dopamine

600

List four of the eight parts of speech in English grammar. 

The English parts of speech are nouns, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, interjections, adjectives, and adverbs. 

600

Professor Michael E. Martinez, author of "What is Metacognition?" divides elements of metacognition into three categories, which are -

Metamemory and metacomprehension; problem solving; and critical thinking. 

600

Which US state is closest to Russia?

Alaska

600

This singer's stage name may be baby talk, but her given name is more complicated: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta.

Lady Gaga

600

Define: stan (slang!)

Celebration of fandom, or an obsessive fan. 

Since Eminem's "Stan" is the root of this slang, we stan a classic rapper.

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