The first article "The Value of a Liberal Arts Education in Today's Global Marketplace" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/edward-j-ray/the-value-of-a-liberal-arts-education_b_3647765.html

The seocond article "On the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education" http://www.virtualsalt.com/libarted.htm

The third article "The Value of a Liberal Arts Education" http://rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/5192NEW.pdf

Questions for Quiz

Study Guide Questions on Articles discussing the Value of a Liberal Arts Education

From the article taken from Huff Post called, "The Value of a Liberal Arts Education in Today's Global Marketplace:"

1. A national survey released by the Association of American Colleges and Universities described what employers think college graduates need to succeed in a global economy. What are some of those skills that were frequently mentioned by employers?

From the article "On the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education:"

1. How is the mind like a muscle?

2. How does a liberal arts education help you think for yourself?

3. What does the author of this article mean when saying, "the more you learn, the more you can learn?"

4. How does the work of Benjamin Franklin help us understand about creativity?

5. Why is the context provided by a liberal arts education so necessary?

6. What does it mean to say that a liberal arts education makes you a better teacher?

From the article by Galan Janeksela called, "The Value of a Liberal Arts Education:"

1. Why has the enrollment in liberal arts majors decreased over the past few decades?

2. What were the original 7 areas of study in the liberal arts?

3. The article talks about the liberal arts involving an understanding of social institutions? What are 3 examples of a social institution noted in the article?

4. Why is it so important to have the research skills you get from the liberal arts?

5. How can a liberal arts education be helpful to a career in national defense?

Study Guide Questions for 17-page Test Anxiety Booklet

1. What do we know about the proper level of "arousal" that most people need for optimal performance on a test?

2. What are the 4 categories of symptoms of test anxiety?

3. Define self-talk.

4. When you notice yourself getting more anxious, what are 3 questions to ask yourself?\

5. Define a "thinking trap."

6. Give an example of each of the following thinking traps:

A. Fortune telling

B. Mind-reading

C. Should statement

7. What are some examples of aerobic exercise?

8. Give an example of a positive self-statement.

9. List 3 of the Do's and Don'ts of dealing with test anxiety.

10. List at least 3 of the test preparation tips.

11. What are the 3 test-taking tips to keep in mind before you begin the test?

12. List 3 of the multiple choice test-taking tips.

Study Guide Questions for Readings on Positive Psychology

From "Optimism: A Key Ingredient to Happiness:"

1. What is the meaning of the phrase, "Seeing the glass as half full?"

2. How does an optimist understand when something bad happens?

3. True _____ or False ______. People can learn to think optimistically. Check one.

4. List 2 findings that researchers have discovered about people who think optimistically.

5. Explain how optimistic thinking can lead to better physical health.

From: "Positive Psychology and Positive Interventions:"

1. Seligman (author of this article) defines PERMA as an acronym that states the five elements of well-being or the positive side of life. What are those five elements?

2. What is learned helplessness?

3. What is learned optimism?

4. Seligman thinks that historically psychology has always done a good job of studying misery and in general what is wrong with life. So what did he want to explore differently about the field of psychology through investigating the field of positive psychology?

5. In studying the college admissions practices at University of Pennsylvania, what did Seligman find out about why certain students did better in their freshman year than predicted by their SAT scores, high school grade point averages and achievement tests?

6. What did Seligman find out about swimmers after they were defeated in a competition?

7. What is the "three good things" exercise?

8. What are the research findings about people who practice the "three good things" exercise on a regular basis?

9. How does Seligman define "resilience" in relation to his work with the army?

10. What are the three components of the army's "Comprehensive Soldier Fitness" project?

From: "The Positive Psychology of Persistence and Flexibility:"

1. According to Wong (author of this article), what separates winners from losers?

2. What does Wong say we have learned from learned helplessness theory about the emotional reaction resulting from exposure to uncontrollable events?

3. What did Amsel and Wong find out about the best way to help rats and other laboratory animals to develop persistence and resilience?

4. What does Wong say is the take-home lesson from research on learned persistence?

5. What are the 3 most common traits of resilient people?

6. What does Charles Darwin say about the importance of flexibility as an important survival strategy?

From the article on "Happiness" from the Black Dog Institute:

1. What is the difference between a hedonic state and eudaimonic state om terms of happiness?

2. List three of the eudaimonic qualities mentioned by the sociologist, Corey Keyes.

3. What did Davidson find out about the impact of meditation therapy on a group of highly stressed unhappy employees?

4. True ____ vs False______ There is no connection between life satisfaction and genetics. (check one)

5. What is the relationship between eudaimonic happiness and health?

6. True ____ vs. False Ed Diener studied very wealthy people and found that they were much happier than the general public with much less money.

7. What is the "slow movement?"