2/11/2018 Enhancing Soft Skills & Personality - - Unit 2 - Week 1

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Unit 2 -
Week 1

Course
outline Assignment 1
Due date for this assignment: 2018-02-21, 23:59 IST.
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1) Self-management skills include: 1 point
the portal?
Self-awareness
Week 1
Emotional balance
Lecture 1: Coping with failure
INTRODUCTION:
All of these
Highlights of
Developing 2) Which of the following is not true about listening? 1 point
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Listening is an integral part of effective communication
Lecture 2: Only speaking consumes energy, not listening
INTRODUCTION:
Unlike hearing, listening is a mental activity
Highlights of
Developing While listening, one should be free from any prejudice
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Lecture 3: Adrenaline
MIND-SET-1:
Dopamine
Definitions
and Types Histamine
None of these
Lecture 4:
MIND-SET-2:
4) During the conversation, an active listener would: 1 point
Learning
Mindsets
Be courteous and considerate
Lecture 5: Minimise self-talk
MIND-SET-3:
Seek clarifications
Secrets of
Developing All of these
Growth
Mindsets 5) Non-verbal communication includes: 1 point

Quiz : Gestures
Assignment 1
Facial expressions
Both of these
None of these

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6) To make the best first impression one should keep in mind: 1 point

Punctuality
Body language
Dress
All of these

7) An effective communication involves: 1 point

Conciseness and clarity

Genuineness and interest
Brevity and effectiveness
All of these

8) “Nomophobia” is a consequence of addiction to: 1 point

Video games
Mobile Phones
Television
Facebook

9) Identify the qualities of growth mindset: 1 point

Open to challenges
Learning from failures
Both of these
None of these

10)What kind of people thinks that their abilities are unchangeable, and effort, therefore, is 1 point
meaningless?

Growth-mindset people
Fixed-mindset people
Both of these
None of these

11)People with Fixed Mind set: 1 point

Think that they can’t do anything to change the situation

Don’t accept criticism
Prefer to stay in their comfort zone
All of these

12)To keep enhancing one's personality and soft skills, one needs to nurture: 1 point

A growth mindset
A fixed mindset
Both of these
None of these

13)Who among the following is/are the author(s) of the book: Mind set: The New 1 point
Psychology of Success?

Carol Dweck
Terry Doyle and Todd Zakrajsek

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André Sainte-Laguë
Michael Jordan

14)The bumblebee can fly because: 1 point

It understands the aerodynamic laws

Its body weight is in right proportion to its wingspan
Its effort seems to defy the laws of aerodynamics
All of these

15)Laziness is: 1 point

A physical incapacity
Lack of effort, caused by a fixed mind set
Both of these
None of these

16)According to Doyle and Zakrajsek: 1 point

Intellect is a fixed quality

Intellect can be augmented with practice
Intellect is an illusion
None of these

17)In order to facilitate a growth mindset, one must learn to live with: 1 point

Flattering people
Critical people
Protective people
All of these

18)Black students performing more poorly than white students on standardized tests when 1 point
their race was emphasized can be attributed to:

Hawthorne effect
Stereotype threat
Patriarchal oppression
None of these

19)Female students lacking interest in Maths is: 1 point

A scientifically verified fact

A negative stereotype
Both of these
None of these

20)According to Catherine Good, the sense of belonging leads to: 1 point

Underperformance
Lack of enthusiasm
Excellence
None of these

21)Choices made out of courage are often followed by regret 1 point

True

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False

22)Empathy is an important component of effective communication. 1 point

True
False

23)One may not have a mindset at all. 1 point

True
False

24)Students with growth mindset consider extra efforts as a waste of time. 1 point

True
False

25)Aptitude in academic branches is genetically determined. 1 point

True
False

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