On Course

The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of______ we make on a daily basis.

When we choose positive beliefs, these lead to positive behaviors. Positive behaviors often lead to positive results that reinforce our positive beliefs, and the cycle begins anew. This sequence is described as the cycle of _______.

A time-tested tool for designing the life you want to lead is a ________, a written record of your thoughts and feelings about your past, present, and future.

People who are strong in the eight qualities shown in the On Course self-assessment tend to make wiser choices at forks in the road than do people who are weak in these qualities.

TRUE FALSE

Five suggestions to help you create a meaningful journal are (1) be spontaneous; (2) write for yourself; (3) be honest; (4) be creative; and (5) ________.

To excel as a learner, you need to create as many strong neural networks (connections) in your brain as possible. TRUE FALSE

In order to create strong neural networks (connections) in your brain, you've got to __________ the learning process.A.

participate actively inB. read aboutC. rememberD. listen to a lecture about

Brain research reveals that when you connect what you are learning now to previously stored information (e.

g., already formed neural networks), you learn the information or skill more slowlyand less deeply. TRUE FALSE

The human brain learns best when learning efforts are done in.

..A. one long marathon session, using one method of deep processingB. frequent sessions distributed over time using one method of deep processingC. one long marathon session using a variety of deep processing strategiesD.

frequent sessions distributed over time using a variety of deep processing strategies

The four components of the CORE Learning System are Collect, Organize, Rehearse, and__________.

The soft skills you'll learn in On Course are ideal for succeeding in both college and your career.TRUE FALSE

Soft skills may be the skills that determine whether you will keep a job or lose it. TRUE FALSE

According to the SCANS report, hard skills are enough to help you get the job of your dreams andkeep it. TRUE FALSE

About what percent of workers today are in jobs that did not exist a few decades ago?A.

10B. 25C. 50D. 75

According to the SCANS report, employers consider soft skills, like those taught in On Course, to be_________________.A.

essential for work world successB.. a nice complement to the truly important hard skillsC.. unnecessary for continued job successD. a thing of the past—no one worries about those any longer

Self-esteem is the reputation we have with others.

TRUE FALSE

Self-esteem is strengthened by increased self-acceptance. TRUE FALSE

Accepting our weaknesses means ________.A. we are content to stay as we areB.

we can now begin to strengthen the things about ourselves that can be changedC. we are weak

Successful people are usually willing to ________.A.

admit their personal weaknessesB. set a goal to changeC. manage their actions to bring about changeD. look at feedback about their efforts to changeE. have the courage to changeF. do all of the above

We are born with a certain level of self-esteem, and it remains that way throughout our life.TRUE FALSE

The college catalog, available in the Registrar's office, is your best source of information about yourcollege's general education requirements. TRUE FALSE

Your college course load is determined by your GPA at the end of the semester. TRUE FALSE

The course syllabus given to you by your instructor is a contract for that class. TRUE FALSE

As you prepare to cross the border into college, you can use resources to assist you with yourjourney.

Even before you begin classes, you can check out the lay of the land. Which of these sources provides the most reliable information about your college prior to the first day of classes?A. Your brother's girlfriendB. The college catalogueC.

Your college roommate, who has attended four other institutionsD. The members of your college social networking site

You are taking 15 credit hours in the spring semester at your college. Last semester, you successfully completed nine credit hours with two "C's" and a "B.

" However, you stoppedattending six hours (two 3-credit courses) and did not officially withdraw. Which of the followingstatements is true of you?A. You have two "F's" on your transcript from the last semester.B. You are currently enrolled in a "full class load."C.

Your GPA is below a 2.0.D. All of the above

When people create the best life possible given their circumstances, they are acting as ________.A. creatorsB. victimsC. studentsD.

All of the above

When people allow life to happen to them, they are acting as ________.A. creatorsB. victimsC.

studentsD. None of the above

When we respond to a stimulus as a Creator we are most likely to ___________.A. seek solutionsB.

take an actionC. try something newD. All of the above

When we respond to a stimulus as a Victim, we are most likely to _______.A. blameB.

complainC. excuseD. All of the above

The key ingredient of personal responsibility is choice. TRUE FALSE

"I failed because my instructor is terrible" is something that would probably be said by your Inner________.

A. CriticB. DefenderC. GuideD. Creator

"I'm so stupid, it's no surprise I failed math" is something that would probably be said by your Inner________.

A. CriticB. DefenderC. GuideD. Creator

When you hear Ownership and an Action Plan, you know you are talking to a Victim.

TRUEFALSE

"I was late because I chose to sleep thirty minutes later this morning" is something that wouldprobably be said by your Inner ________.A. CriticB.

DefenderC. GuideD. Victim

"I don't think I'm smart enough to make it in college" is something that would probably be said byyour Inner ________.A. CriticB.

DefenderC. GuideD. Creator

What we will experience in five or ten years is greatly affected by the choices we make from here on. TRUE FALSE

Your Inner Defender will be of great help as you take the first step of the Wise-Choice Process, which is objectively identifying "What's my situation?" TRUE FALSE

In Step 4 of the Wise-Choice Process, the ideal is to come up with how many possible choices?A. OneB. TwoC. ThreeD. As many as possible

If you can't predict the outcome of one of your possible choices, you should stop and gather moreinformation before making any decisions.

TRUE FALSE

After implementing your plan, the final step of the Wise-Choice Process is to evaluate the success ofyour plan. One good way to do this is to compare your new situation with how you would like it tobe (as you defined in Step 2). TRUE FALSE

As long as I believe my career success belongs to someone else (like "lousy" bosses), I'm being aVictim, and my success is unlikely. TRUE FALSE

Creators know that the foundation of success at work (as in college) is accepting this truth: By ourchoices, we are each the primary creators of the outcomes and experiences of our lives. TRUEFALSE

Victims usually don't explore their career options thoroughly or match career requirements with theirown talents and interests, and they make uninformed choices.

TRUE FALSE

What are the advantages of being a Creator in the workplace?A. Creators bring a positive and productive attitude to the workplace.B.

Absenteeism and poor working habits are not problems for Creators.C. These employees get the job and then excel at the job.D.

All of the aboveE. None of the above

Taking responsibility for your work life means _________________________.A.

planning your career path to keep your options open and your progress unobstructedB. reacting emotionally to disappointments on the jobC. placing responsibility for obstacles on those who are creating them (bosses, coworkers, "the man")D. running with the immediate opportunities that face you, so you won't miss out on them

According to psychologist Albert Ellis, the following formula explains why people responddifferently to the same event: A + B = C. In this formula, "A" stands for the Activating event, and"C" stands for the Consequence (how we feel about the activating event).

What does "B" stand for?A. BehaviorsB. BeliefsC. BrainsD. Brawn

"I'm stupid" is a typical comment made by an Inner ________.

"He's stupid" is a typical comment made by an Inner ________.

Disputing irrational beliefs is best done by the ________.A. Inner CriticB. Inner DefenderC.

Inner GuideD. Inner Tube

Being able to dispute irrational beliefs will help your self-esteem to grow. TRUE FALSE

Reading is one of the most important ways of Collecting knowledge; Collecting knowledge is thefirst step in the CORE Learning System. TRUE FALSE

Active reading is characterized by intense mental engagement that leads to significant neural activityin the brain, assists deep and lasting learning, and leads to high grades. TRUE FALSE

When reading actively, the most significant information in the reading is in the Supporting Details.

TRUE FALSE

Good readers don't read words; they read ideas, and ideas are found in chunks (groups of words).TRUE FALSE

Effective highlighting will result in 40 to 50% of a paragraph being marked for review. TRUEFALSE

In two major surveys, college and university educators identified lack of ____________ as thenumber one barrier to student success.

According to American College Testing (ACT), in public four-year colleges in the United Statesabout ______ percent of students fail to return for their second year.

A. 10B. 20C. 33D. 50

According to American College Testing (ACT), in public two-year colleges in the United Statesabout ______ percent of students fail to return for their second year.

A. 10B. 20C. 33D. 50

In the formula V x E = Motivation, the letter E stands for ________.

A. EnergyB. EffortC. EvidenceD. Expectation

According to recent U.S. Census Bureau data, how much more do Americans with a four-yearcollege degree earn in their lifetime, on average, than people with a high school degree?A. $400,000B.

$900,000C. $1,600,000D. $2,100,000

According to psychologist Brian Tracy, many people resist setting life goals because they don'tknow how. TRUE FALSE

A "life role" is an activity to which we regularly devote large amounts of ______ and energy.

The DAPPS Rule is an acronym, a memory device to assist us in remembering the five qualities ofan effective ________.

The five letters in DAPPS stand for Dated, Achievable, Personal, Positive, and ________. [Capitalizethe word]

Which of the following is the most effective goal, according to the DAPPS Rule?A.

Do well academically this semester.B. Work hard to get good grades.C.

Achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better this semester.D. Have more fun.

A _________ is an unbending intention, a single-mindedness of purpose that promises to overcomeall obstacles regardless of how you may feel at any particular moment.

When it comes to accomplishing goals and dreams, commitment creates _________.

Because of his commitment to return to Hawaii to visit his new girl friend, the author earned moneyfor the trip by selling magazine subscriptions door to door. TRUE FALSE

Cathy Turner used visualizations to help her win two Olympic gold medals in speed skating. TRUEFALSE

Which of the following is NOT a key to effective visualizing?A. RelaxingB. Using present tense verbsC. Being specificD. Feeling your feelingsE.

Listening to your favorite music

Designing my career path has nothing to do with writing goals. TRUE FALSE

A motivating career goal need not have the DAPPS qualities. TRUE FALSE

To stay self-motivated, you'll want to match your career choice and college major with your parents'recommendations and desired income level. TRUE FALSE

Once you have begun your career, you ____________________________________.A. will continue to find self-motivating strategies helpfulB. will no longer need to use your Life Plan (you've arrived)C.

will never be asked to set goals or create work plansD. All of the aboveE. None of the above

Some of the most motivated students we see in college are those who view college as______________________________.

A. an easy way to fill the time until they determine what they "really" want to doB. the way to win the heart of someone they loveC. the next logical step on the path to their career goalsD. a way to win their parents' approval

As adults, we must depend on others to tell us what we should believe aboutourselves.

TRUE FALSE

A personal ________ is a statement about ourselves in which we claim our desired qualities as if wealready had them in abundance

If your affirmation seems like a lie, remind yourself that when you say your affirmation, you areprematurely telling the ___________.

If you want to strengthen your affirmation, which of the following would you NOT do?A. Realize that you already possess the qualities you desireB. Listen to your Inner CriticC.

Repeat your affirmation over and over as a reminderD. Make choices consistent with your affirmation qualities

If you want to further strengthen your affirmation, which of the following would you NOT do?A. Criticize other people before they criticize youB.

Be careful about the words you use to describe yourselfC. Say your affirmation when life tests you and then act consistently with your affirmation qualitiesD. Record your affirmation on a 3-minute loop tape and listen to it often

In the pursuit of a 4-year degree, students spend nearly 400 hours in a formal classroom. TRUEFALSE

The goal of taking notes is to get down "everything that the instructor says.

" TRUE FALSE

Victims allow wandering thoughts to sabotage their learning. TRUE FALSE

In a study by Kiewra, it was found that lecture notes taken by first-year students contain, on average,only _______________of the critical ideas presented during a class.A. four or fiveB. 11 percentC.

75 percentD. halfE. the first and last

When taking notes in the class of a speed-talker, what can you do to be a speed-note-taker?A.

Condense: listen for a minute, note the key concept or main idea, then paraphrase in your ownwordsB. Leave blank spaces for missed material—you can get with a classmate after class to fill in theblanksC. Create your own personal shorthand--use a system of abbreviationsD. All of the aboveE. None of the above