Deck 1: The Power of Self-Belief

Question 1

Self-belief is a byproduct of success.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Values are instinctive or inborn.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Your ____________________ are influenced by family, friends, religion, school, and culture.

Answer 3

values

Question 4

Successful people are willing to do whatever it takes to reach their ____________________.

Question 5

Which of the following is the best definition of success?

A) achieving one very important goal
B) making lots of money
C) engaging in an ongoing process to achieve your potential
D) becoming famous

Question 6

Your values are indicated by all of the following except:

A) what you think
B) how you feel
C) how you act
D) whom you know

Question 7

Self-fulfilling prophecies:

A) come true despite your expectations
B) come true because you believe them
C) come true if those around you believe them
D) never come true

Question 8

A University of Chicago study found that the most important factor in success is:

A) talent
B) status
C) commitment
D) obedience

Question 9

The experience of Jaime Escalante's calculus class reveals:

A) the destructive power of self-fulfilling prophecies
B) what happens when people see themselves as victims
C) where values comes from
D) how people's self-belief can be affected by others

Question 10

Self-fulfilling prophecies are not always negative.

Question 11

Successful people:

A) focus on the past
B) have a clear sense of what they want from life
C) see their potential as narrow and fixed
D) know that success must be achieved early in life if it is to be achieved at all

Question 12

In the United States, ____________________ is often equated with fame or wealth.

Question 13

If you change your beliefs, you will change your behavior.

Question 14

Wealth is the foundation of success.

Question 15

Victims:

A) resist the negative beliefs of others
B) often succeed where others fail
C) operate from a position of weakness
D) understand that negative beliefs can be enabling

Question 16

The process of building self-belief is:

A) cyclical
B) closed-ended
C) painful
D) inevitable

Question 17

"I" statements, the present tense, and enthusiasm are all characteristics of positive ____________________.

Question 18

Confidence in and respect for your own abilities is called ____________________.

Question 19

Positive psychology focuses on:

A) mental illness
B) personal weaknesses
C) treatment
D) prevention

Question 20

Which of the following is an example of positive self-talk?

A) "I have the willpower to change my eating habits."
B) "Ben is lucky. He can eat all he wants and not gain weight."
C) "I always gain weight no matter what I eat."
D) "I stuck to my new diet only for a few days."