Deck 2: The Context of Self-Leadership: Mapping the Route

Question 1

The most workable approach for understanding self-leadership is in dealing with which of the following concepts?

A)Attitudes
B)Values
C)Behaviors
D)Beliefs

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following shows how the physical and mental level can influence behavior?

A)Physical influences mental
B)Mental influence physical
C)Circular process where they continuously influence each other
D)None of the above

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Which of the following elements is not a key concept within the triadic reciprocal framework from social cognitive theory?

A)Person,behavior,and attitude
B)Behavior,environment,and attitude
C)Environment,attitude,and person
D)Person,behavior,and environment

Answer 3

D

Question 4

A vicious cycle of influence is set into movement in A Christmas Carol for Ebenezer Scrooge that shows how?

A)The world influences our behaviors
B)Our behaviors influence the world
C)We influence our behaviors
D)All of the above are manners in which influence is present

Question 5

Which of the following is a role that can present constraints on us?

A)parents and bosses
B)bosses and citizens
C)citizens and parents
D)parents,bosses,and citizens

Question 6

If an individual thinking about fishing,the behavior is taking place at which of the following levels?

A)Physical
B)Mental
C)World
D)Attitude

Question 7

To fully understand our own self-leadership practices,we must recognize the importance of:

A)what we are
B)how we think about things
C)what we are and how we think about things
D)what and who we are

Question 8

Mikaela Shiffrin motivated herself in the Winter Olympics through self-leadership strategies that involved:

A)the physical and psychopathic levels of behavior
B)the mental and metaphysical levels of behavior
C)the physical level of behavior
D)the physical and mental levels of behavior

Question 9

By viewing ourselves in terms of behavioral dispositions,we can see how influence can occur on other sources of influence.Which is an example of behavioral dispositions as necessary for understanding self-leadership?

A)Good attitudes
B)Behavioral tendencies
C)Bad attitudes
D)Beliefs

Question 10

Examples of negative results from world influences include:

A)getting a ticket
B)being dismissed from a job
C)paying a fine
D)all of the above

Question 11

If our actions are strictly for our own benefit,what type of result could occur?

A)Supportive environment
B)Personal security
C)Hostile world in the long run
D)Friendly world in the long run

Question 12

Which of the following are types of personal factors that are unique to individuals?

A)Certain qualities
B)Ways of thinking
C)Work ethic
D)All of the above

Question 13

We can lead ourselves to the most desired accomplishments by:

A)focusing on thinking patterns (mental)
B)focusing on physical action (behavior)
C)combining both the mental and physical level of influence
D)not focusing on either of these

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true?

A)We as people,our world,and our behavior can be fully understood separately
B)We as people and our behaviors can be fully understood separately,but our world cannot be
C)The world can be understood separately,but we as people and our behaviors cannot be
D)We as people,our world,and our behavior cannot be fully understood separately

Question 15

Who plays the most important role in understanding how external influences are relevant to you?

A)You
B)Manager
C)World
D)Coworkers

Question 16

What theory suggests that there is influence amongst people,behaviors,and the environment?

A)Social cognitive theory
B)Self-determination theory
C)Self-regulation theory
D)Social role theory

Question 17

Individuals function within a complex system of influence that involves:

A)ourselves and others
B)ourselves,the world,and attitudes
C)ourselves,the world,and behaviors
D)ourselves and attitudes

Question 18

Rules and laws are a source of influence that comes from:

A)person
B)world
C)behavior
D)attitude

Question 19

Which of the following would be an example of how the world affects us?

A)Leaving home in the winter and exposing ourselves to the cold
B)Cold weather,regardless of where we are
C)A book that hasn't been purchased to read
D)Negative attitudes of coworkers that are not reciprocated

Question 20

Behaviors can take place at which of the following levels?

A)Physical and mental level
B)Mental level
C)Physical level
D)Mental and metaphysical levels

Question 21

The world is a product of:

A)the way that we see it
B)concrete sense
C)other's thoughts
D)physical barriers

Question 22

The questions How do we think about problems and How do we tend to react to certain situations are ways to tap into:

A)attitudes
B)beliefs
C)behavioral tendencies
D)stress

Question 23

We choose our own behavior even in difficult situations and if the behaviors generally contribute to well-being of others,we:

A)may feel more personal security and unhappiness
B)may feel less personal security and happiness
C)may feel less personal security and more support from others
D)may feel more personal security and more support from others

Question 24

Self-leadership is impacted through unique tendencies in individuals by:

A)thinking patterns and attitudes
B)thinking patterns and physical action
C)physical action and attitudes
D)attitudes,thinking patterns,and physical action

Question 25

The ideas that the authors of the text had on self-leadership were:

A)influencing the world
B)not influencing the world
C)only potentially influencing the world until the book was wrote
D)influencing others even when just ideas

Question 26

The rewards,laws,and rules within an individual's world dictate all of the influence that occurs.

Question 27

Which theories and perspectives has been used as conceptual foundations for self-leadership?

A)Only social cognitive theory
B)Social cognitive theory,positive psychology,social role theory,and self-determination theory
C)Social cognitive theory,positive psychology,self-regulation theory,and self-determination theory
D)Social cognitive theory,social role theory,self-regulation,and self-determination theory

Question 28

Individuals,even in tightly controlled situations,still have some degree of control over their own behavior and can choose those actions.

Question 29

The behaviors that engage in do not impact the world,while the world shapes the behavioral choices that are made.

Question 30

Describe the role that the world plays in shape individual behavioral choices.Describe specific examples of how individual behaviors are changed by certain criteria from the world.

Question 31

The relationship between persons,behaviors,and the world can be understood as the separate parts.

Question 32

We can choose to take an optimistic view of the world which accomplishes?

A)A world that looks more positive to us and viewing constraints
B)A more enjoyable place to live
C)An ability to respond to opportunities not constraints and a world that looks negative
D)A world that looks more positive,a more enjoyable place to live,and an ability to respond to opportunities,not constraints

Question 33

The way that we practice self-leadership is affected by unique tendencies in terms of thinking patterns and our physical action.

Question 34

Self-leadership can capitalize on the attractiveness of:

A)doing things that we like to do
B)personality
C)attitudes
D)unpleasant work

Question 35

An example of the behavioral influence chain occurring would be thinking about fishing,skipping work,and feeling guilty about skipping work.

Question 36

The complex chain of behavioral influence takes place due to events before behavior,the actual behavior,and the results of the behavior take place at both physical and mental levels of behavior.

Question 37

Even in the most difficult situations,we:

A)are constrained completely by the environment
B)lead ourselves by choices we make
C)have no influence on our world
D)can't influence our own behaviors

Question 38

The relationship between person,behavior,and world in influencing our behavior is an additive process,not a continuous one.

Question 39

We make choices concerning which of the factors of the influence picture:

A)the world and our behaviors
B)the world and our attitudes
C)the world,our behaviors,and ourselves
D)the world,our attitudes,and ourselves

Question 40

Distinguish between behaviors that take place at the observable physical level and behaviors that take place at the unobservable mental level.How do these different behaviors influence one another and how do self-leadership strategies influence both types of behavior?

Question 41

Explain how individuals are not simply helpless pawns,but rather do influence their own behavior.How is this balanced among the different internal and external influences that may occur?

Question 42

How is self-leadership influenced by unique tendencies? What areas can provide examples of unique tendencies that could influence the self-leadership process?

Question 43

Explain the concepts from social cognitive theory relating to the triadic reciprocal model.How do the person,behavior,and world influence one another? Are these items independent from one another or is there a continuous influential process ongoing?