Positivity post-test

Positivity Post Test

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Question 1 of 22

1. Question

1. Match the example with each of the six vital facts about positivity.

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Positivity changes how your mind works.
Positivity obeys a tipping point.
Positivity transforms your future.
Positivity puts the break on negativity.
Positivity feels good.
You can increase your positivity.

Seeing more possibilities

A small change that makes a difference between languishing and flourishing.

Sleeping better, being more optimistic, better connections with family and friends.

Calming down after a scare.

The warm glow after a relaxing day at the beach.

Choices and actions that lead to flourishing.

Question 2 of 22

2. Question
2. Heartfelt positivity means the feeling is sincere and is reflected in smiling eyes as well as a smiling mouth.
- True
- False
Question 3 of 22

3. Question
3. Which of the following does NOT reflect Fredrickson’s Broaden and Build theory?
- Positive emotions make us more receptive and more creative.
- People learn just as much when they are feeling sad as when they are feeling upbeat.
- Positvity produces success in life as much as it reflects it.
- Positive emotions build new skills, ties and knowledge.
- People who express more positivity than others live up to ten years longer.
Question 4 of 22

4. Question
4. We can turn positivity on or off based on how we think. Which one of the following questions is positivity spoiling?
- What is going on for me right now?
- What can I celebrate?
- What's the best thing about this work group?
- What would make this situation different or better?
- What part of this might I view as a gift?
Question 5 of 22

5. Question
5. Which of the following is true?
- Positivity broadens a person's scope of visual attention.
- Positivity increases a person's creativity.
- When feeling positive, as the scope of a person's visual attention broadens, the more creative he or she becomes.
- All of the above.
- None of the above.

Question 6 of 22

6. Question

6. Listed below are three important positivity concepts. Match the concept with the best definition.

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Positivity and openness feed on each other, as do positivity and trust.
Positivity increases our receptiveness and our sense of closeness and connection.
When a person's positive emotions trigger a kind act towards another, the giver, receiver and observer all benefit. The positive emotions felt triggers another round of positive actions.

Positivity creates upward spirals within a person.

Positivity creates a sense of oneness.

Positivity creates upward spirals around a person.

Question 7 of 22

7. Question
7. In Fredrickson’s research on meditation and positivity, all of the following were found to be true EXCEPT:
- Meditation resulted in a quick and large increase in positivity, and a decrease in negativity.
- Despite spending the same amount of time on meditation each week, after two months of practice, a persona's positivity tripled - I.e., they got a "bigger bang for their buck."
- The positivity from meditation had staying power, resulting in positivity even on non-meditation days.
- The positivity resulting from daily meditation helped people to "grow" personal resources that could be drawn upon in the future.
- There is a cause-effect relationship between positivity and growing a better life.

Question 8 of 22

8. Question

8. Positivity builds several types of personal resources. Match each type below to its appropriate resources.

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Having better sleep, fewer colds, lower blood pressure and a longer life.
Becoming better at deepening relationships, building stronger and closer relationships, weathering hard times and staying happily married.
Becoming more optimistic, resilient, open, accepting and driven by purpose.
Becoming habitually more aware of surroundings, getting better at savouring the good in life and getting better at considering different pathways to a goal.

Physical health

Social connections

Psychological strengths

Mental habits

Question 9 of 22

9. Question

9. Match the following terms to its definition.

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Everyone can become more resilient.
Positivity and negativity co-exist
Positive emotions create faster recovery from the effects of negativity
Despite having experienced trauma, life ultimately becomes richer and more gratifying.

Ordinary magic

Emotional complexity

Undo effect

Post-traumatic growth

Question 10 of 22

10. Question
10. According to Fredrickson’s research, each of the following statements is true about resilient people EXCEPT:
- Resilient people do not experience as much negativity as those low in resiliency.
- Resilient people are high in positivity.
- Resilient people focus on the reality of the present moment, not worries about the future or ruminating about the past.
- All of the above.
- None of the above.

Question 11 of 22

11. Question

11. Match each of the following concepts with its definition.

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Bad is stronger than good.
Most people feel good about twice as much as they feel bad.
Seemingly trivial inputs can disproportionately determine later conditions elsewhere.
Feelings that are specific, resolvable, and motivate corrective actions.
Memories are influenced by the most intense feeling during the event and the feeling at the end of the event.

Negativity bias

Positivity offset

Butterfly effect

Appropriate negativity

Peak-and-rule

Question 12 of 22

12. Question
12. Which of the following does NOT accurately reflect the butterfly effect and team performance?
- Theoretically, high performance teams can have positivity relationships as high as 12:1.
- Mixed performance team members get stuck in art defending their own positions and criticizing others.
- Low performing teams reach dead ends and stalemates.
- Mixed performance teams are the most common type when compared to high and low performing teams.

Question 13 of 22

13. Question

13. Match the following terms with their definitions.

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Attending to experience with full awareness and without judgment.
Negativity that lingers and is out of proportion to the facts of a situation.
Negativity that is inevitable due to life circumstances and is proportional to the event.
Neutralizing negativity without harming oneself or another.

Mindfulness

Gratuitous negativity

Necessary negativity

Social aikido

Question 14 of 22

14. Question
14. Each of the following statements about negativity is true
EXCEPT:
- Reducing negativity is often the fastest, most efficient way to increase your positivity ration.
- Eliminating negativity is the optimal goal as it is never appropriate or useful.
- Negative thinking creates negative emotions and vice versa.
- People with negative emotions remember selectively, focusing on related negative thoughts.
- You can stop rumination a by shifting your attention to an absorbing activity that is good for you.
Question 15 of 22

15. Question
15. Each of the following statements is true EXCEPT:
- Mindfulness is a skill that improves with training and practice.
- Mindfulness decreases negativity by helping us tune into and accept our thought without reacting to them.
- Research shows that mindfulness training reduces brain activity linked to negativity and increases brain activity linked to positivity.
- You can only increase your mindfulness through meditation
Question 16 of 22

16. Question
16. Which of the following is a way to curb needless negativity?
- During arguments, one partner responds to negativity with neutrality or positivity.
- Noticing and commenting on how committed a person is to quality products instead of the person's anger over mistakes.
- Instead of Thanksgiving dinner being an exhaustive chore that only falls on you, making it a social event by including family and friends in the cooking.
- All of the above.
- None of the above.

Question 17 of 22

17. Question

17. Match each concept to its definition or example.

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Analyzing positive experiences diminishes related postive feelings.
Being fully engaged and absorbed in an activity that challenges, matches, and builds your skills.
Reframing an unpleasant circumstances in a positive way.
Replaying a good event in your mind and reliving all the good feelings it gave.

Pleasure paradox

Flow

Silver-lining positivity

Savoring

Question 18 of 22

18. Question
18. Which of the following statements about relationships is INCORRECT?
- Good relationships are a necessary condition for flourishing.
- Hanging out with others increases positivity more than being alone.
- Good relationships give energy; they don't drain energy.
- Helping others succeed builds good relationships.
- Having a purpose and goal for the time spent together is a necessary condition for building good relationships.
Question 19 of 22

19. Question
19. Savoring refers to remembering and re-enjoying past good events. It does not include joyfuylly anticiapting good events or joyfully attending to them in the present.
- True
- False
Question 20 of 22

20. Question
20. Spending at least 20 minutes outdoors in good weather increases positivity.
- True
- False
Question 21 of 22

21. Question
21. Getting into the routine of doing “extra” acts of kindness on a daily basis increases positivity more than doing “extra” acts of kindness just once a week.
- True
- False
Question 22 of 22

22. Question
22. A temporary boost in positivity results from simply learning about your strengths. To sustain the boost, ti’s necessary to use your stengths in new ways.
- True
- False