Taking Responsibility

Taking responsibility for your actions means:

• blaming others.

• making excuses.

• saying or admitting you did something wrong.

• not taking the blame for a decision you made.

Over the last several decades, society has seen an increase in people, especially younger adults, unwilling to take responsibility for their actions.

• True

• False

In the last several decades, what trend has occurred?

• People are taking responsibility more often.

• More people are not taking responsibility.

• Fewer students are cheating.

• All of the above.

Taking responsibility is social skill that:

• you are born with.

• you learn.

• is not very important.

• All of the above.

When deciding if they should take responsibility, many people choose not to because they are afraid:

• of being embarrassed.

• of being punished.

• of someone becoming angry with them.

• All of the above.

When a person chooses not to take responsibility for their actions,

• there are no consequences

• only the person blamed is harmed.

• there are consequences.

• None of the Above.

Each time you don’t accept responsibility, you become a person

• with good character.

• that is irresponsible, untrustworthy, and unreliable.

• that people will enjoy spending time with.

• All of the above.

When you take responsibility, people will think that you are:

• untrustworthy.

• foolish.

• trustworthy.

• a bad person.

Each time you accept responsibility, you are telling yourself, “I am person with..."

• "confidence".

• "courage".

• "honesty".

• all of the above.

A recent study revealed that a high number of students see nothing wrong with cheating on tests or some see nothing wrong with taking things that don't belong to them.

• True

• False