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Performance psychology

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

You are faced with a difficult assignment. While you would much prefer to do something else, however you know it would be more fulfilling in the long run and to stay at home to study would be the best idea. In the psychodynamic approach this thought would be the doing of the

a)

Superego

b)

Id

c)

Ego

d)

All the above

2.

In the lecture, on procrastination costs, it was hypothesised in the paper "I will look after myself later" that procrastination would impact on well-being through

a)

putting off wellness behaviours

b)

increased stress

c)

delaying treatment

d)

all the above

3.

Psychodynamic- unconsciousness-

a)

Myers Briggs

b)

Freud

c)

Costa & McCrae

d)

Rogers

4.

hidden true animalistic wants and desires; operates on pleasure principles

a)

ID

b)

EGO

c)

SUPEREGO

5.

operates on the moral principle

a)

ID

b)

EGO

c)

SUPEREGO

6.

operates on the reality principle;

a)

ID

b)

EGO

c)

SUPEREGO

7.

Cognitive dissonance was a reason why procrastination excuses arise. _______ involves changing beliefs to reduce the importance of the dissonance-creating thoughts or beliefs.

a)

Distraction

b)

Denial of responsibility

c)

Trivialisation

d)

Adding consonant cognitions

8.

It is a simple if...then.. plan that pre-decide how you will act in a future situation. To determine when, where, and how you will act on a specific goal of yours.

a)

Goal intention plan

b)

Implementation intention plan

c)

Procrastination plan

d)

None of the above

9.

Prevalence of procrastination in adults: approx __% are chronic procrastinators

a)

10%

b)

15%

c)

70%

d)

20%

10.

Prevalence of procrastination in academic : approx. __% of students procrastinate

a)

20%

b)

25%

c)

70%

d)

60%

11.

When you delay going to the gym today because you think that you will have more energy and be in better mood the next day. This is an example of...

a)

Procrastination

b)

Affective forecasting

c)

Impact bias

d)

Focalism

12.

Which of the following is NOT a components of affective forecasting.

a)

duration of the emotions

b)

predictions about future emotional valence

c)

intensity of the emotions

d)

the specific emotions experienced

e)

the antecedent behaviour impacting emotion

13.

People are generally very good at predicting duration and intensity of emotion

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Procrastination is the gap between intention and action.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

People are good at predicting valence (positive or negative) of future event

a)

True

b)

False

16.

After a break-up you predict that you will feel very intense pain and suffering for a long time. This is an example of a/an...

a)

Focalism

b)

Impact bias

c)

Presenteeism

d)

Chasm

17.

In cognitive behaviour therapy, ABC model stand for..

a)

Action, Behaviour, Consequence

b)

Antecedent behaviour, Benevolence, Contraption

c)

Activating event, Belief, Consequence