Exam 2: Activating an Entrepreneurial Mindset

An entrepreneurial mindset can be described as the ability to ______.

Research has shown that overly praising someone simply for their intelligence can ______.

George wants to challenge himself and feels an entrepreneurial venture should be his next challenge.This suggests that George has ______.

According to the text,seeing an opportunity is one of the factors in having an entrepreneurial mindset.

James L.Adams identified six main emotional roadblocks to creativity.Which of them has the most detrimental effect on our capacity to be creative?

MRI scans of jazz players improvising show ______.

Lai tackles tedious projects by always making sure that she schedules breaks to practice a bit of yoga,something that she enjoys and that she finds invigorating.This is an example of a natural reward strategy.

When Georgina is frustrated,she perseveres until she resolves the issue causing her frustration.This shows that Georgina has a ______.

Debra is always praised by her faculty as a hard worker.Since she is praised for hard work versus intelligence,Debra is more likely to lead a ______.

Describe how behavior-focused strategies can benefit entrepreneurs.

Explain the possible negative effects of passion.

A person who believes he can learn anything that he wants has a fixed mindset.

Csikszentmihalyi's research indicated that highly creative individuals tend to have "dialectic" personalities,meaning they use both left-brained and right-brained thinking.

According to the text,opportunities are easily missed when we are not in an entrepreneurial mindset.

Sven somehow always remains calm when facing difficulties.He prides himself on the ability to rely on his coping abilities.This is evidence that Sven ______.

Research findings suggest that praising someone for how hard they work and practice can ______.

Which of the following is a benefit of having a growth mindset in the context of entrepreneurship?

Strategies that endeavor to make aspects of a task or activity more enjoyable by building in certain features or by reshaping perceptions to focus on the most positive aspects of the task and the value it holds are known as ______.

When you stop and deliberately ask yourself questions about what you are accomplishing,what you are not accomplishing,what is standing in your way,and how you feel about it,you are practicing ______.

Discuss how the ability to quickly sense,take action,and get organized under uncertain conditions is related to entrepreneurship.