Feldman, Big Book—Chapter 003 Study Quiz
Multiple Choice Questions
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/kinesthetic learning style.
B. read/write learning style.
C. visual/graphic learning style.
D. an auditory/verbal learning style.
2. Although students with linguistic intelligence may excel at English, students with spatial
intelligence:
A. may do well on history tests requiring memorization of a series of dates and events.
B. may perform well on geometry tests.
C. may prefer working with music.
D. may work well in a group, as they are sensitive to others' feelings.
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. Making a list of vocabulary words.
D. Using the blueprint to visualize the layout of a house.
4. It is important to remember that:
A. thinkers are aware of others and their feelings.
B. once an extrovert, always an extrovert.
C. intuitors enjoy solving problems and being creative.
D. A and C only
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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 study for his midterm because he sees himself as a poor student and
therefore believes it is pointless to study. This is an example of:
A. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
B. the problems often encountered by students who are perceivers and thinkers.
C. the problems often encountered by students who are introverts and intuitive.
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. Which of the following strategies can you use to break the self-esteem cycle of failure?
A. Wait for others to praise you.
B. Understand that everyone has value and self-worth.
C. Try to make every part of yourself perfect.
D. Write a personal mission statement.
9. The cycle of failure:
A. is one of the Myers-Briggs indicators.
B. is a difficult type of self-fulfilling prophecy to overcome, but it is possible to break.
C. is almost always caused by family problems.
D. is never present in schools where students are grouped by ability.
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10. To reach self-actualization, adults must first do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. meet their basic needs.
B. form relationships with others.
C. accumulate material possessions.
D. receive praise from others.
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Feldman, Big Book—Chapter 003 Study Quiz Key
Multiple Choice Questions
1. (p. 58) 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/kinesthetic learning style.
B. read/write learning style.
C. visual/graphic learning style.
D. an auditory/verbal learning style.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.1
2. (p. 62) Although students with linguistic intelligence may excel at English, students with
spatial intelligence:
A. may do well on history tests requiring memorization of a series of dates and events.
B. may perform well on geometry tests.
C. may prefer working with music.
D. may work well in a group, as they are sensitive to others' feelings.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.1
3. (p. 63) Which of the following tasks would probably be the most difficult for a right-brainoriented person?
A. Arranging furniture.
B. Parallel parking.
C. Making a list of vocabulary words.
D. Using the blueprint to visualize the layout of a house.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.1
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4. (p. 63) It is important to remember that:
A. thinkers are aware of others and their feelings.
B. once an extrovert, always an extrovert.
C. intuitors enjoy solving problems and being creative.
D. A and C only
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.1
5. (p. 69) 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.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.2
6. (p. 70) Kevin decides not to study for his midterm because he sees himself as a poor student
and therefore believes it is pointless to study. This is an example of:
A. a self-fulfilling prophecy.
B. the problems often encountered by students who are perceivers and thinkers.
C. the problems often encountered by students who are introverts and intuitive.
D. too much self-esteem combined with an analytic personality.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.2
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7. (p. 73) 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
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.3
8. (p. 76) Which of the following strategies can you use to break the self-esteem cycle of
failure?
A. Wait for others to praise you.
B. Understand that everyone has value and self-worth.
C. Try to make every part of yourself perfect.
D. Write a personal mission statement.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.3
9. (p. 75) The cycle of failure:
A. is one of the Myers-Briggs indicators.
B. is a difficult type of self-fulfilling prophecy to overcome, but it is possible to break.
C. is almost always caused by family problems.
D. is never present in schools where students are grouped by ability.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.3
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10. (p. 79) To reach self-actualization, adults must first do all of the following EXCEPT:
A. meet their basic needs.
B. form relationships with others.
C. accumulate material possessions.
D. receive praise from others.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.3
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