Personal Growth & Motivation
What does the "S" in SMART goals stand for?
a) Simple
b) Specific
c) Short-term
d) Strategic
b) Specific
Which of the following is a healthy coping skill?
a) Avoiding responsibilities
b) Yelling to release anger
c) Deep breathing
d) Doom scrolling
c) Deep breathing
Why are boundaries important in relationships?
a) They protect your well-being and needs
b) They prevent you from being wrong
c) They help you see why others might be right
d) They create distance in relationships
a) They protect your well-being and needs
Which strategy involves listing positives and negatives to make a decision?
a) Mind mapping
b) Anchoring
c) Visualization
d) Pros and cons list
d) Pros and cons list
What is the purpose of a resume?
a) To show your skills and experience to employers
b) To track your grades
c) To compare yourself to other applicants
d) To outline your future career goals in detail
a) To show your skills and experience to employers
How to personal values help motivate change?
a) They make life predictable
b) They force you to follow rules
c) They eliminate all bad habits
d) They provide direction and meaning
d) They provide direction and meaning
Which of the following is a stress-management technique?
a) Keeping stress to yourself
b) Avoiding your problems
c) Multitasking during anxiety
d) Meditation
d) Meditation
Active listening requires you to:
a) Think about what you are going to say next
b) Interrupt when you disagree
c) Fully focus and reflect before responding
d) Compare the speakers experience to your own
c) Fully focus and reflect before responding
What does the Eisenhower Matrix help with?
a) Emotional regulation
b) Setting values
c) Budgeting
d) Organizing tasks by urgency and importance
d) Organizing tasks by urgency and importance
What is an example of professional behavior?
a) Prioritizing speed over accuracy to impress others
b) Being overly casual to fit in with coworkers
c) Using respectful communication
d) Skipping breaks to appear more committed
c) Using respectful communication
What are the three parts of a habit loop?
a) Desire, Action, Outcome
b) Cue, Response, Reward
c) Plan, Practice, Progress
d) Trigger, Behavior, Result
b) Cue, Response, Reward
What is a cognitive distortion?
a) A positive affirmation
b) A realistic thought
c) A memory exercise
d) A thinking trap or inaccurate belief
d) A thinking trap or inaccurate belief
Which conflict response usually escalates problems?
a) Compromise
b) Using humor to deflect tension
c) Appeasing the other person
d) Aggression
d) Aggression
Which of the following is a logical fallacy?
a) Time blocking
b) Slippery slope
c) Reflective reasoning
d) Habit loop
b) Slippery slope
What is a budget?
a) A plan for spending and saving money
b) A list of what you spend each month
c) A type of bank account
d) A way to avoid paying bills
a) A plan for spending and saving money
What is habit stacking?
a) Doing multiple tasks at the same time
b) Repeating a habit until perfect
c) Linking a new habit to an existing one
d) Prioritizing habits based on difficulty
c) Linking a new habit to an existing one
What is the purpose of cognitive diffusion?
a) To help ignore emotions
b) To separate your thoughts so they have less power
c) To reduce tensions with others during disagreement
d) To think faster
b) To separate your thoughts so they have less power
Which of the following is a healthy conflict-resolution strategy?
a) Walking away from the issue
b) Using "I" statements
c) Using sarcasm to lighten the mood
d) Appeasing the other person at all costs
b) Using "I" statements
"After seeing the scary news, I overestimate danger" This is:
a) Availability bias
b) Anchoring bias
c) Optimism bias
d) Confirmation bias
a) Availability bias
Why is networking important?
a) It helps build professional connections
b) It helps you get a job without much effort
c) It eliminates interview preparation
d) It can replace a resume
a) It helps build professional connections
In the stages of change model, which stage comes right before "Action?"
a) Contemplation
b) Precontemplation
c) Maintenance
d) Preparation
d) Preperation
In the 5 chairs, 5 choices, which chair represents the choice to "wait" before taking action?
a) Green chair- Meerkat
b) Yellow chair- Hedgehog
c) Purple chair- Giraffe
d) Blue chair- Dolphin
a) Green chair- Meerkat
Which communication style is confident AND respectful?
a) Aggressive
b) Passive
c) Assertive
d) Compliant
c) Assertive
What is the key difference between correlation and causation?
a) They mean the same thing
b) Correlation means direct cause
c) Causation means one event directly creates another
d) Correlation is stronger than causation
c) Causation means one event directly creates another
What is the most risky form of investment?
a) Stocks
b) Savings accounts
c) Certificate of Deposit
d) Bond Funds
a) Stocks