Chapter 6

Question 1

Discovering the rewards of the work you must do

Answer 1

helps you “choose” it yourself

Question 2

When Jennie came to see the value of musical scales, she

Answer 2

felt less hate for doing scales

Question 3

t/f If you can’t convince yourself that a job has value, no one else can

Answer 3

false

Question 4

Play involves

Answer 4

freedom to choose and intrinsic rewards

Question 5

When a person who enjoys an activity for fun suddenly does it as a job, for pay, it may lose some of the elements of play. Why is this?

Answer 5

Freedom of choice may be diminished

Question 6

The people who feel like their work is actually play

Answer 6

are happy

Question 7

t/f play is defined as activity with no effort component

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false

Question 8

t/f people across all cultures generally agree on which activities constitute play and which constitute work

Answer 8

false

Question 9

the best forms of play and the best kinds of work

Answer 9

have identical features

Question 10

t/f intrinsic rewards alone may not be enough

Answer 10

true

Question 11

t/f intrinsic rewards are ideal because they don’t require outside compensation

Answer 11

true

Question 12

persistence means to

Answer 12

keep at it even when it’s hard

Question 13

Imaging is

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imagining success

Question 14

supporting goals often

Answer 14

have no obvious external motivation

Question 15

we perform better when the reward we’re working for is

Answer 15

specific

Question 16

t/f mike did well with the violin because he not only loved to perform but also to practice

Answer 16

false

Question 17

intrinsically motivated goals

Answer 17

are worth achieving in their own right

Question 18

what is meant by “soul-searching”

Answer 18

being sure you really want to achieve a goal

Question 19

feeling that we know all we need to know is

Answer 19

a harmful shortcut

Question 20

t/f cheating is finding ways around things

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true

Question 21

t/f cheating is like lying

Answer 21

true

Question 22

shortcuts are

Answer 22

sometimes good and sometimes bad

Question 23

one result of cheating is that

Answer 23

you hurt your own self-image

Question 24

being honest with yourself can help you

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tell the difference in good and bad shortcuts

Question 25

to blend, or piggyback, your work is

Answer 25

serendipity

Question 26

when we think that nothing is going to work out right, we

Answer 26

justify failure

Question 27

t/f it’s silly to plan for unpredictable because that would make them predictable

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false

Question 28

begging for mercy and extended deadlines

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isn’t fair to others

Question 29

Amanda practiced hard on her swim team drills because she feared that others on the team would chastise her for poor effort

Answer 29

external motivation

Question 30

Mark wanted to do a good job on his term paper because he knew he would learn a lot

Answer 30

internal motiviation

Question 31

Amanda practiced hard on her swim team drills because to do poorly would make her feel that she was letting the other girls down

Answer 31

internal motivation

Question 32

Ryan used imaging to motivate himself in practicing basketball by visualizing himself being cheered on by the crowd

Answer 32

internal motivation

Question 33

Mark felt good when he did good work, so he wanted to do a good job on his term paper

Answer 33

internal motivation

Question 34

Hal worked hard in school because it made him feel successful

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internal motivation

Question 35

Good grades are important to Hanna because it makes her parents happy

Answer 35

external motivation

Question 36

Hanna’s dad gives her money for good grades and this makes her work harder

Answer 36

external motivation

Question 37

Amanda practiced hard on her swim team drills because the other girls on the team congratulated her on her efforts

Answer 37

external motivation

Question 38

Mark wanted to do a good job on his term paper so his teacher would praise him

Answer 38

external motivation

Question 39

Samantha used to dislike babysitting. She agreed to it as a favor to neighbors who requested her help. Eventually, she came to see that her experiences were helping her prepare for raising children of her own someday. This idea helped her enjoy it. With her new attitude, was babysitting work or play for Samantha? Why?

Answer 39

Play because it’s her choice and she saw value in it

Question 40

Carlene resented a teacher being critical of her work, even though the teacher could see lots of things to correct. What might Carlene’s problem be?

Answer 40

the shortcut of not wanting to learn more

Question 41

Mandy practiced the flute for two hours every day. She looked for time to practice more. She loved the feeling of accomplishment and enjoyed the sounds she made. For Mandy, was practicing the flute work or play? Why?

Answer 41

It was play because she chose it and she enjoyed it

Question 42

Louise played handball at lunch with her work crew, even though she didn’t enjoy it, because she felt it made them a better unit in their work. for Louise, was handball work or play? Why?

Answer 42

It was work because the reward was external.

Question 43

t/f seeing value in a chosen task can help turn work into play

Answer 43

true

Question 44

Roberto lectured his little brother about never cheating in school because it would lower his ability to succeed. What did he mean?

Answer 44

By not doing his own work, Roberto’s brother might come to think of himself as incapable.

Question 45

t/f planning for crises doesn’t mean you are a pessimist; it just means you are prepared

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true

Question 46

t/f to find a way through things is to avoid the central tasks of a job

Answer 46

false

Question 47

In what way is cheating like lying

Answer 47

it conveys that work was done that was not done

Question 48

t/f The deep damage done by cheaters is to the whole school system

Answer 48

false

Question 49

Art had a gym membership and went regularly to work out. he didn’t like the time it took or the exercise itself, but he liked how it made him feel healthy and strong. For Art, is going to the gym work or play? Why?

Answer 49

Play, because while he didn’t like exercise, he liked feeling healthy and strong.