Persistence and Goals MCQs

Persistence and Goals MCQs

Try to answer these 20 Persistence and Goals MCQs and check your understanding of the Persistence and Goals subject.
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1: _____ is the degree to which the individual believes they can actually reach the goal.

A.   Attainability

B.   Self-efficacy

C.   Measurability

D.   None of these

2: Escalation of commitment is the tendency for one to increasingly work toward the achievement of one or more goals.

A.   True

B.   False

3: Motivation due to tangible rewards are known as?

A.   Extrinsic Motivation

B.   Intrinsic Motivation

C.   Both a and b

D.   None of these

4: Goals is a specific outcome a party wishes to achieve in a negotiation.

A.   True

B.   False

5: Motivation due to the fulfilling nature of a task.

A.   Extrinsic Motivation

B.   Intrinsic Motivation

C.   Both a and b

D.   None of these

6: Measurability is the ability of a _____ goal to be evaluated after the negotiation.

A.   Defined

B.   Undefined

C.   Indistinct

D.   All of these

7: Persistence is the amount of effort put in at any moment as well as the capacity to _____ effort over time.

A.   Sustain

B.   Maintain

C.   Uphold

D.   All of the above

8: Relevance is how important a particular piece of information is in a particular negotiation,

A.   Ture

B.   False

9: Specific goals are the goals that someone else can _____.

A.   Understand

B.   Articulate

C.   Enunciate

D.   All of the above

10: Goals with a general deadline are called Time-bound goals.

A.   True

B.   False

11: Feeling _____from the realization that one could have gotten much more out of a negotiation is called Winner’s curse.

A.   Delight

B.   Regret

C.   Impenitence

D.   Contentment

12: “SMART goals” refers to specific, measurable, ______, relevant and time-based.

A.   Alternative

B.   Actionable

C.   Attainable

D.   Attentive

13: One way to exert influence in a negotiation is to make the other side perceive that the cost of continuing to negotiate is ______ than the cost of giving you what you want.

A.   Higher

B.   More tedious

C.   Lower

D.   Less cumbersome

14: Motivated negotiations are influential because motivation is perceived as a(n) ______.

A.   Power

B.   Goal

C.   Virtue

D.   Opportunity

15: Persistence is likely to work when it is ______.

A.   Respected

B.   Relinquished

C.   Annoying

D.   Penalized

16: According to the text, goals can be ______ if one becomes overly focused on the goal and lose sight of the negotiation.

A.   Accomplished

B.   Restricted

C.   Powerful

D.   Attainable

17: Negotiation takes an insignificant amount of effort.

A.   True

B.   False

18: According to the text, goals are specific positions on specific issues that a negotiator seeks.

A.   True

B.   False

19: Feeling regret after a negotiation is called winner’s curse.

A.   True

B.   False

20: Planning will still cause anxiety and worry.

A.   True

B.   False

21: Persistence is effective because negotiation takes work.

A.   True

B.   False