Chapters 7-12 PPTs

Question 1

What are the foundations of excellence?

Answer 1

Innate genius theory, learning excellence, intensive practice, physical and emotional characteristics, and single domain

Question 2

True or false: over-practice is harmful in the development of excellence

Answer 2

True

Question 3

What 4 cognitive skills help in the development of excellence?

Answer 3

– Large knowledge base of chosen domain
– Commitment to domain
– Extensive and consistent practice
– Deliberate practice

Question 4

What is the 10 year rule?

Answer 4

It takes at least 10 years of dedicated,
consistent practice to attain a high level of
excellence

Question 5

True or false: Peak age is always the same

Answer 5

False; peak age varies

Question 6

Describe the concept of resonance

Answer 6

A cyclical process that guides development of excellence in many areas of expertise

Question 7

Describe performance excellence

Answer 7

Performance excellence is a byproduct of living life

Question 8

List the four stages of the resonance performance model

Answer 8

The dream, preparation, obstacles, revisit the dream.

Question 9

Describe the 4 stages of the resonance performance model

Answer 9

The first stage is the dream, or the feelings a person experiences when engaged in an activity. Stage two involves intense preparation along with consistent
engaged practice. Inevitably, people encounter obstacles and enter the third
stage. In the RPM, however, when obstacles are encountered, people do not
simply try harder. That is, they do not necessarily believe that “when the
going gets tough, the tough get going.” Instead, they revisit their dream, or
reconnect with the feelings that sparked their dream. This reconnection with
original feelings allows them to embrace the obstacles, to avoid the trap of
trying harder and enjoying it less, and thereby to move forward.

Question 10

Define passion

Answer 10

Intense interest and personal commitment to an activity regarded as central to one’s self

Question 11

What are the two aspects of the dualistic model of passion?

Answer 11

Harmonious passion and obsessive passion

Question 12

What are the two types of well-being relating to passion?

Answer 12

Hedonic and eudemonic well-being

Question 13

What is Duckworth’s definition of grit?

Answer 13

People who are self-disciplined and score high on measures of persistence and passion toward their goals are high in grit.

Question 14

What is the key element responsible for higher achievement and success?

Answer 14

Grit

Question 15

What is a better predictor of academic performance than both IQ and SAT scores?

Answer 15

Grit

Question 16

True or false: Grit doesn’t increase with age

Answer 16

False; Increases with age

Question 17

Define aesthetics

Answer 17

Aesthetics is an appreciation of the beautiful and the sublime

Question 18

What is the relationship between beauty and creativity called?

Answer 18

Aesthetics

Question 19

Name one of 24 virtues listed in Values in Action (VIA)

Answer 19

Aesthetics

Question 20

Why is aesthetic sense important?

Answer 20

• Desire to stimulate the aesthetic sense since
beginnings of humanity
• Art and creativity increase sense of wellbeing, life satisfaction, and happiness
• Art as a tool for social change

Question 21

What are the 4 attributes of the aesthetic experience?

Answer 21

Pleasure, absorption, intrinsic interest, and challenge

Question 22

Describe pleasure as an attribute of aesthetic experience

Answer 22

– Gazing at attractive object increases sense of
well-being
– Artwork serves as reminders of places visited,
or things and people loved
– Also serves as a stimulus for positive
emotions

Question 23

Describe absorption as an attribute of aesthetic experience

Answer 23

– Appreciation of art builds on experience

– Aesthetic sense necessary for well-being

Question 24

Describe intrinsic interest as an attribute of aesthetic experience

Answer 24

– Aesthetics helps us learn about the world around 
us 
– Stimulates sense of curiosity
– Fosters intellectual development 
– Mozart effect

Question 25

Describe challenge as an attribute of aesthetic experience

Answer 25

– Aesthetics a pathway to greater personal growth
– Helps us look deeper within ourselves
– Stimulates people to think and feel differently
– Rallying cry of avant-garde movement
– Profound impact on sense of identity and
emotional security

Question 26

Ability to recognize distinct emotions in music relates to what?

Answer 26

emotional intelligence

Question 27

Describe Seligman’s PERMA model

Answer 27

The acronym for the elements

of well-being theory is PERMA (positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, accomplishment).

Question 28

What does psychology say about the effects of different genres of music?

Answer 28

Mood, mental clarity, tension, and cardiovascular health may be improved by listening to classical music and music designed for relaxation or meditation, but grunge rock and techno music may be physiologically harmful

Question 29

How does music affect physical and mental health?

Answer 29

– Helps healing process
– Boosts immune system
– Helps children raise scholastic scores
– Improves well-being of hospitalized children
– Use of music therapy as part of healing process
– Singing increases oxytocin levels
– Music-making increases well-being and neuroplactity
in older persons

Question 30

Music-making increases well-being and neuroplactity in what demographic of people?

Answer 30

Older people

Question 31

How does music effect the brain?

Answer 31

– Music leads to increased brain size
– Stimulates dopamine release
– Benefits of playing music
– Activates regions of the brain involved in
experience of pleasure, euphoria, and craving

Question 32

How does art affect wellbeing?

Answer 32

• Artistic expression increases feelings of well-being
• Helps to deal with emotions associated with cancer
• Helps adjustment to dementia, chronic disability, enhances stress reduction
• Tool for older persons to adjust to aging and increase life satisfaction and sense of meaning

Question 33

Describe Kaplan’s savannah hypothesis

Answer 33

This hypothesis finds evolutionary significance in our elemental interest in and curiosity about landscapes, insofar as such traits encouraged early humans to explore their environment