Chapter 9

Effective use of self-leadership can lead to an increase in: a. positive perceptions of self-efficacy b. personal ineffectiveness c. unmotivated behavior d. self-leadership

A

If Joe experiences success in a difficult situation, his perception of his self-efficacy will tend to: a. improve b. be undermined c. suffer d. not be impacted

A

If an individual sees through obstacle laden exterior of challenges, they are engaging in what type of thinking? a. Desirable pattern of thinking b. Undesirable pattern of thinking c. Obstacle thinking d. Behavior thinking

A

In the future, self-leadership research will need to: a. tap the unconscious processes of the mind b. continue the emphasis on physical behavior c. continue the emphasis on mental behavior d. continue the emphasis on physical and mental behavior

A

Supermind argues that: a. the brain and mind are two distinct realities b. the brain and mind are not two distinct realities c. the brain has been fully tapped d. we know all of what there is to know

A

The concern over behaviors, thoughts, and emotions relate to what? a. Personal effectiveness b. Behaviors c. Actions d. Ineffectiveness

A

The process by which persons are connected to sophisticated monitors of the human bodily functions that provide feedback regarding physical processes is: a. biofeedback b. mental feedback c. physical feedback d. living feedback

A

The ultimate in personal effectiveness in the future will likely be advanced by an integration of: a. world, behavior, conscious thoughts, and deeper recesses of mind b. world and behavior c. world and conscious thoughts d. world, behavior, and conscious thoughts

A

Which of the following is an example of positive reinforcement of self-leadership effort? a. Your outlook has really improved b. You need to set goals for yourself c. You need to use positive rewards d. You need to not think in dysfunctional manners

A

If Jen frequently uses positive self-statements and imagines desirable experiences in the future, she is engaging in self-rewards at what level? a. Physical level b. Mental level c. Physical and mental levels d. Neither physical nor mental level

B

If Ryan uses lists of pending tasks as a guide to monitor his own progress, he is engaging in what form of self-leadership strategy? a. Self-reward b. Self-observation c. Changing dysfunctional beliefs d. Removing negative cues

B

If an individual lives their life in a disorganized and haphazard manner, it is likely that the individual: a. actively engage in self-leadership b. does not engage in self-leadership c. focuses on tasteful aspects of job d. expects work to be pleasant

B

Key elements of self-leadership include: a. strategies to impact physical world and meta-physical world b. strategies to impact physical world and leading ourselves within a team c. strategies to exercise control over ourselves and control the physical world d. beliefs and control over team leadership

B

Surrounding oneself with pleasant pictures on the office walls is an example of: a. behavior-focused strategies b. natural reward strategies c. constructive thoughts d. world-altering strategies

B

The mind is what source of resource in regards to power and self-leadership? a. Tapped b. Untapped c. Fulfilled d. Unfulfilled

B

The process of helping others develop and practice systematic effective self-leadership is: a. Self-leadership b. SuperLeadership c. External leadership d. Participative leadership

B

The ultimate goal of superleadership is: a. to increase your own self-leadership b. to increase others self-leadership c. to increase your positive thoughts d. to increase team self-leadership

B

Two intermediate stages between effective use of self-leadership strategies and successful performance are: a. intelligent behavior and thinking and negative perceptions of self-efficacy b. intelligent behavior and thinking and positive perceptions of self-efficacy c. unintelligent behavior and negative perceptions of self-efficacy d. unintelligent behavior and positive perceptions of self-efficacy

B

Which type of personal effectiveness can be impacted by mastering self-leadership skills? a. Current performance b. Future performance and current performance c. Past performance and current performance d. Past performance, current performance, and future performance

B

Within the comprehensive self-framework, all of the parts of self-leadership have direct relationships with the "Mind and Body", except for what? a. World-altering strategies b. Redesigning your mental world c. Team self-leadership d. Natural reward strategies

B

. Increased positive perceptions of self-efficacy can be a result of: a. personal effectivness b. actions c. effective self-leadership d. the world

C

. What is an instrumental part of our level of personal effectiveness? a. Our behaviors b. Our actions c. Our self-leadership skills d. Our complaints

C

Greater personal effectiveness will likely result from positive perceptions of: a. self-leadership b. self-esteem c. self-efficacy d. self-reward

C

If Bob is assisting others to become their own primary source of goals, rewards, work enjoyment, opportunities and more, he is engaging in: a. self-leadership b. participative leadership c. superleadership d. external leadership

C

The primary concerns of self-leadership are our: a. behaviors and concerns b. behaviors, thoughts, and concerns c. behaviors, thoughts, and emotions d. emotions and thoughts

C

If an individual is able to reasonably accomplish what they set out to do with their lives, we would say that: a. being ineffective b. engaged in self-leadership c. not engaging in self-leadership d. being personally effective

D

Our level of effectiveness in dealing with our world in our perceptions of our own ability to overcome the situations and challenges we face in life is: a. self-esteem b. self-leadership c. personal effectiveness d. self-efficacy

D

Procedures for managers to help employees better manage themselves include: a. setting a good example b. guidance c. reinforcement of self-leadership d. all of the above

D

Which of the following are manners in which an individual could be viewed as being personally effective? a. Accomplish what they set out to in their lives b. Develop a health belief in their capabilities c. Develop a fairly stable satisfaction with life d. All of the above

D

All of the relationships between self-leadership strategies and the "mind and body" are reciprocal relationships.

F

Personal effectiveness can be measured in the same way for all individuals and is not influenced by self-leadership strategies.

F

Self-efficacy does not play a role between self-leadership and personal effectiveness.

F

The subconscious levels of the mind have already been studied in conjunction with self-leadership.

F

The concept of Superleadership is a process that involves effectively leading yourself so you ultimately lead others to lead themselves.

T

The key components of a comprehensive self-leadership framework include world altering strategies, individual strategies, natural rewards, and team self-leadership.

T

The ultimate focus of self-leadership is: a. the mind b. the body and actions c. the mind and body d. the mind and actions

c