Management Skills For Everyday Life 3rd Edition by Paula Caproni – Test Bank

CRAFTING A LIFE:

YOUR GUIDE TO THE GOOD LIFE

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. “Subjective well-being” is a concept that describes _____.
   1. the extent to which a person is effective
   2. the extent to which a person is able to follow directions
   3. the extent to which a person feels happy (Recall, Easy)
   4. a person’s overall performance potential

2. Researchers have found that money buys _____ percent of one’s happiness, assuming one’s basic needs are met.
   1. under 10 (Recall, Moderate)
   2. between 20 and 30
   3. between 30 and 40
   4. between 52 and 59

3. “Miswanting” refers to ______.
   1. living under your means
   2. the belief that money and material possessions will make you happy (Recall, Moderate)
   3. valuing relationships over material possessions
   4. none of the above

4. Which of the following factors is not associated with greater happiness?
   1. achieving one’s intrinsic goals for personal growth
   2. drive for money that is motivated by social comparison (Recall, Moderate)
   3. having close personal relationships
   4. making a social contribution

5. All of the following factors predict happiness except
   1. savoring experiences
   2. how much you like yourself
   3. being a ‘satisficer’
   4. being a ‘maximizer’ (Recall, Difficult)

6. A maximizer is someone who _____.
   1. wants to make the best possible decision
   2. is less likely to be satisfied with the decisions s/he makes
   3. is more likely to get frustrated with the decision-making process
   4. all of the above (Recall, Moderate)

1. Which of the following things should you do if you want to be happier?
   1. Savor experiences.
   2. Invest in personal relationships.
   3. Focus on creating goals that you enjoy and that are congruent with each other.
   4. all of the above (Applied, Moderate)

2. People who are hopeful ______.
   1. believe they can make certain outcomes happen
   2. put together plans to make the outcomes they want more likely to happen
   3. both a and b (Recall, Moderate)
   4. none of the above

3. People who are happy throughout their lives tend to _____.
   1. spend time primarily on things that increase their current pleasure
   2. spend time primarily on things that increase their future pleasure
   3. balance time doing things that provide immediate pleasure and time spent doing things that are likely to bring them future pleasure (Recall, Moderate)
   4. balance time doing things that bring them neither immediate or future pleasure, but instead expect happiness to come to them

4. Being immersed in tasks that are important to us is called _____.
   1. “flow” (Recall, Easy)
   2. “extroversion”
   3. “locus of control”
   4. “surgency”