Professional Educator 4E Chapter 12 Quiz Game

Which of the following statements most likely implies that SMART goals must be measurable?

• An individual goal must be actually, physically possible to achieve.
• A specific goal must be related to your overall objective.
• You have to identify exactly what it is you want to achieve.
• You must be able to determine that you have achieved your goals.

A prediction that causes itself to be true due to the behavior (including the act of predicting it) of the believer is called ______.

• confirmation bias
• a self-fulfilling prophecy
• a hot–cold empathy gap
• hindsight bias

Identify a true statement about work ethic.

• Work ethic is a set of values centered on the importance of doing work and reflected especially in a desire or determination to work hard.
• According to a survey of 750 U.S. hiring managers, work ethic was found to be the least important consideration when hiring new employees.
• Common characteristics of a strong work ethic generally include performing only those tasks that are part of a job description.
• Having a strong work ethic is rarely valued by employers when hiring new employees, including skills educators.

Which of the following is most likely a work ethic trait?

• procrastination
• obstinacy
• pessimism
• loyalty

To provide outstanding client care, learners should most likely ______.

• understand that their clients are dependent on them
• argue or match wits with their clients
• make their clients feel needed, appreciated, and important
• refrain from making their clients feel like VIPs

Truly outstanding customer service should ______.

• not make clients feel like royalty
• be expected by clients
• not be out of proportion to the circumstances
• invite clients to play and be involved

Which of the following is a guideline to develop a strong work ethic?

• Put your goals in writing and put a timeline on them.
• Practice passive, rather than active, listening.
• If you see a problem, ignore it and move on.
• Refrain from being a self-promoter.

Miriam, a learner, reviews her strategy of effective goal management and answers self-assessment questions as part of this. Then, she attempts to identify and consider specific actions she can take toward the development, achievement, and management of her goals. As part of this step, she should most likely ______.

• prepare for obstacles
• be willing to procrastinate difficult tasks
• aim for perfection
• avoid reviewing her goals until she achieves them

The ability to do what needs to be done, without influence from other people or situations, is called ______.

• self-exploration
• self-efficacy
• self-motivation
• self-actualization

Raga, a learner, attempts to fully grasp the concept of expecting to win and takes a close look at her perspective of life. After this self-assessment, she considers actions for improving her expectations for success. As one of these actions, she should most likely ______.

• avoid being critical of others and practice being helpful
• procrastinate difficult tasks
• practice pessimism
• state positive affirmations in the past tense