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1

Each night Sharon reads a chapter of her anthropology textbook, but she usually has trouble understanding the material until her professor explains it in class the next day. Sharon probably has:
A)a tactile learning style.
B)a visual learning style.
C)a learning disability.
D)an auditory learning style.
2

Although students with relational learning styles may excel at history, students with analytic learning styles:
A)may do well on history tests requiring memorization of a series of dates and events.
B)may do poorly on math tests.
C)may prefer to learn the process of photosynthesis by studying a flow chart instead of a list of steps.
D)may lack a receptive learning style.
3

Which of the following tasks would probably be the most difficult for a right-brain-oriented person?
A)arranging furniture
B)parallel parking
C)giving oral presentations in class
D)using a blueprint to visualize the layout of a house
4

It is important to remember that:
A)thinkers can learn to form emotional attachments.
B)once an extrovert, always an extrovert.
C)left-brain-oriented students can sometimes be talented musicians.
D)A and C only
5

Neil has acne scars and often avoids going to parties. This could be an example of:
A)right-brain thinking.
B)the interaction of the physical self and the social self.
C)role playing.
D)recognizing and using personality strengths.
6

Kevin decides not to invite Alicia to the junior prom because she is widely perceived to be "popular." This is an example of:
A)the self-fulfilling prophecy as it applies to social situations.
B)the problems often encountered by students who are perceivers and thinkers.
C)the difference between being good at something and enjoying something.
D)too much self-esteem combined with an analytic personality.
7

A student who majors in music at a college dominated by business and engineering majors may:
A)need high self-esteem.
B)need to distinguish self-concept from other people's opinions.
C)need a strong sense of self-efficacy.
D)All of the above
8

The cycle of failure:
A)is one of the Myers-Briggs indicators.
B)is a particularly difficult type of self-fulfilling prophecy to overcome.
C)is almost always caused by family problems.
D)is never present in schools where students are grouped by ability.
9

To reach self-actualization, adults must first do all of the following EXCEPT:
A)get enough sleep.
B)form relationships with others.
C)accumulate material possessions.
D)receive praise from others.
10

If Bill Cosby had written a personal mission statement in college, he would have:
A)changed his mission statement later in life.
B)never become a comedian and TV star.
C)become confused about his core values.
D)learned more from his part-time jobs.





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