1. The human potential movement can be described as all of the following except which one? 

1) characterized by self-improvement workshops,  books, educational efforts, etc. 

2) grew up in response to the counterculture of the 1960s  

3) influenced by the behavioral school of  psychology,  

4) influenced by the consciousness raising potential of mind-expanding drugs

5) wanting to help people realize the extraordinary untapped potential of all people.

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2.  Select the ordered pair that best completes the following statement:  "A distinction between ____________ and ___________ has been made as follows. The former is built around the personal, family, and neighborhood relationships and feelings of togetherness that one expects in a place where people have direct, face to face contact.  In contrast, the latter group is about self interest motivated individuals held together by formal regulation and legal framework."   

1) those valuing self reliance, those valuing solidarity     2) those valuing solidarity, those valuing self reliance  

3) society, community             4) community, society                 5) none of the above choices fit

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3. Which of the following associations is inappropriate? 

1) self-reliant people  / loneliness

2)  individualism  / a social philosophy / belief system

3) zero sum games / someone wins someone else loses  

4) co-operation to effect change  / often requires working with others

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4. Those who prefer the Individual Glory theme instead of Celebrating Team Accomplishments might most likely be described as _______________________________.

1) egotistical         2) rational       3) tolerant         4) highly-motivated       5) dependent on others 

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5.  Those who prefer the  Celebrating Team Accomplishments theme instead of  Individual Glory might most likely be described as  ________________.

1) someone who enjoys fellowship        2) community-minded      3) believes "we're all in this together"

4) all of the above                 5) none of the above

6.   All of the following words might be used to describe someone for whom the Individual Glory worldview theme is a key component of their overall worldview except which ? 

1) relies on own wisdom, skills, efforts    2) non-conformist    

3) disdains government help

4) values help from others    5)  able to cope with life's problems

7.  All of the following logically belong together except which?    

1) non-zero sum games                  2) Winner Take All Society                        3) shades of gray outcomes   

4) Win, Win outcomes                    5) TIT for TAT strategy             

8.  Someone for whom self reliant individualism is a key component of their overall worldview might be associated with which of the following?

1) doing non-profit work      2) saying "us" more than "me"       3) giving in to peer pressure                 

4)  boasting about what he or she did to survive                  5)  humbly sharing fears with others 

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9.  Someone for whom Celebrating Team Accomplishments is a key component of their overall worldview would probably be motivated by all of the following except which?

1) social contract type obligations        2) neurotic needs         3) sense of belonging      

4) "wanting to be part of something bigger than myself"          5) fellowship

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10. All of the following logically belong together except which?

1) fighting "powers that be"    2) solidarity        3) labor unions         4) organized workers       5) self-reliance   

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       Your Score on the Self Test = correct out of 10 possible