Question :
91. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi discovered that creative people regularly experience a : 1254581
91. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi discovered that creative people regularly experience a state he called _____, which represented a heightened state of pleasure experienced when people engage in mental and physical challenges that absorb them.
a. bliss
b. nirvana
c. euphoria
d. flow
92. Csikszentmihalyi points out that _____ capable of achieving flow.
a. only a few geniuses are
b. about one-third of us are
c. only those in the arts are
d. everyone is
93. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps toward a more creative life as identified by Csikszentmihalyi?
a. Wake up in the morning without a specific goal to look forward to.
b. When something sparks your interest, follow it.
c. Try to be surprised by something every day.
d. Try to surprise at least one person every day.
94. Which of the following statements about creativity is true?
a. There has been no observable decline in creativity in the fifties and later.
b. The decline in creativity in the fifties and later is not as great as is commonly thought.
c. The decline in creativity occurs much earlier than previously thought.
d. The decline in creativity in the fifties and later is much greater than previously thought.
95. In fields such as lyric poetry, abstract math, and theoretical physics, the peak of creativity is often reached in the _____.
a. sixties or seventies
b. forties or fifties
c. early teenage years
d. twenties or thirties
96. Mini wants to know what activities would be most conducive to creative thinking. Based on what people reported in Csikszentmihalyi’s research, you would suggest that Mini would be at her creative best during activities that:
a. demand complete attention.
b. leave little time free to think about peripheral issues.
c. are semiautomatic.
d. demand practically no attention.
97. This concept, recently described by Phyllis Moen, reflects ingrained cultural beliefs that engaging in hard work for long hours through adulthood will produce a path to status, security, and happiness.
a. The American dream
b. The mythical career
c. The career mystique
d. The golden handshake
98. Ever since she passed out of college, Jane has been working long hours at her job as an accountant with a small company in the hope that her hard work will pay off and that she will achieve good career growth and economic stability. Jane obviously believes in what Phyllis Moen describes as the:
a. glass ceiling.
b. mythical career.
c. career mystique.
d. golden handshake.
99. The _____ has increasingly become a myth for many individuals in middle-income occupations as global outsourcing of jobs and the 2007–2009 recession have meant reduced job security for millions of Americans.
a. career mystique
b. mythical career
c. glass ceiling
d. golden handshake
100. In interviews with 12- to 22-year-olds about finding their purpose in life, William Damon found that:
a. most expressed no aspirations and in some instances said they didn’t see any reason to have aspirations.
b. the largest percentage had engaged in some potentially purposeful activities but still did not have a real commitment or any reasonable plans for reaching their goals.
c. most have a clear vision of where they want to go in life, what they want to achieve, and why.
d. most of those who had engaged in service learning or career counseling had a commitment and reasonable plans for reaching their goals.
