Exam 7: Positive Organizational Behavior and Psychological Capital

In positive psychology,this has been defined as "a class of phenomena characterized by patterns of positive adaptation in the context of significant adversity or risk."

Based on the established research of positive psychologist Ann Masten and her colleagues,resiliency has been found to be influenced and developed by three types of factors: assets,risks,and adaptational processes.As per this research,risk factors can be managed:

Although optimism is sometimes portrayed as a stable personality trait,Seligman has led the way in popularizing _____,which says that anyone,including pessimists,can learn the skills to be an optimist.

Which of the following statements is true regarding PsyCap?

List some of the guidelines and activities prescribed by Lyubomirsky for developing and sustaining happiness.

The open to development criterion says that the construct must be traitlike as opposed to statelike in order to be included in positive organizational behavior.

Based on the research of positive psychologist Ann Masten,briefly explain the factors that influence resiliency.

As an important part of the positive psychology movement,_____ popularity and importance reflect societal trends valuing the good life and what makes people happy.

According to Howard Gardner's multiple intelligences,a person who processes analytically,calculates,and quantifies is characterized by:

The shortened version of Seligman's theory-based Attributional Style Questionnaire (ASQ)has been found to be very easy to fake optimism.

Magnitude measures the level of task difficulty that a person believes he or she is capable of executing.

From studies conducted by Judge and colleagues,it can be concluded that people who are satisfied with their lives tend to be more satisfied at work and vice versa.

Which among the following is a guideline prescribed by Lyubomirsky for developing and sustaining happiness?

Personality traits and mood states have separate influences or emotional processing.

Which of the following statements is true regarding happiness according to Diener and Biswas-Diener?

Which among the following is classified as civic virtues and institutions that move individuals towards better citizenship according to Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi?

Which of the following statements is true regarding the multiple intelligences identified by Gardner?

In comparison to self efficacy,self-esteem is:

In order to be included in positive organizational behavior,a construct must:

The evaluation/perception of how individuals believe they can use abilities or resources to accomplish the given task leads to the expectations of personal efficacy which,in turn,determines all these EXCEPT: