SLS
What is learned helplessness?
A cognitive state where you believe negative consequences are inevitable meaning you don't believe you can prevent them from happening.
Why are challenging thoughts a powerful stress management tool?
Because much of our stress is often caused by our interpretations of the events in our life and changing these interpretations can reduce stress.
Gardner's Multiple Intelligence Theory provides a global view of intelligence by emphasizing what?
Belief that intelligence can include strengths in multiple areas like your ability to use your musical skills and interpersonal skills.
Describe external locus of control.
Belief that your actions have little or no impact on consequences and others or outside factors such as luck or chance are in control.
What is another term for negative stress?
Distress
What are some effective tools to help deal with stress?
Eating right, exercising and getting a good night's sleep
Name one benefit of exercise.
Either better mental health, stronger bones, or longer life
According to the research conducted by Bohnert and Ross, social networking sties like Facebook have the potential to impact what?
Employment
Cognitive theorists believe that our thoughts impact our mood and aim to impact our thinking processes by doing what?
Helping people to look at situations and their life experiences from a more productive and positive mindset.
Conard found that student success correlated with which personality type.
High levels of conscientiousness
What does Holland's Career Theory suggest?
Individuals who find a working environment that matches their personal interests will likely be satisfied with their career choice.
According to research, it is more productive to attribute successes and failures to factors that are what?
Internal and changeable
Why will knowing your strengths and adopting a strength-based mindset will help you succeed in college?
Knowing your strengths as a student will help you focus and use these skills as you study in college
Perceiving reality as it is, responding to its challenges and developing rational strategies demonstrates what type of health?
Mental Health
What should a student do when their learning styles does not match their instructor's teaching style?
Not worry about it and use good study practices because the research has shown that students can still do well in classes where there is a disconnect between the instructors style of teaching and a student's style of learning.
According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs, what need must be met first?
Physiological needs
If a student has a strength in interpersonal intelligence, Gardner's theory might suggest that he/she do what when trying to study for exams?
Plan to form study groups and work with others to study
When phenomenon has been proven to be a powerful predictor of academic success?
Self-efficacy
Which theorist is associated with the triarchic theory of intelligence?
Sternberg
Briefly describe the research findings of Gurung who investigated study environment?
Students who study with friends around and music on perform more poorly than students who study without these distractions
Name one thing Kulm and Cramer found to be negatively impacted by working?
Study time, social, or GPA
Define academic resilience.
The ability to persevere despite negative academic experiences, the ability to bounce back ever if you have been in an embarrassing situation in the classroom and the ability to over these roadblocks and difficulties to meet with success.
Describe an internal locus of control
The belief that your actions significantly impact consequences and that you are in control.
What is more likely to occur with sleep deprivation?
Weight gain by altering metabolism.
What does having a good support system in college necessarily mean for the future of your college career?
You will probably adjust well to college, stay in school and have overall better mental health.
