Fake it till you make it - Quiz
  • 1. What does 'Fake it till you make it' suggest one should imitate to realize those qualities?
A) Charisma, humor, and patience
B) Intelligence, strength, and speed
C) Confidence, competence, and an optimistic mindset
D) Wealth, fame, and status
  • 2. When is the phrase 'Fake it till you make it' first attested?
A) In the early 1950s
B) Some time before 1973
C) In the year 2000
D) In the late 1980s
  • 3. Which musical artists released the song 'Fakin' It' in 1968?
A) The Beatles
B) Simon & Garfunkel
C) The Rolling Stones
D) Bob Dylan
  • 4. According to the provided text, what does action follow?
A) Action and feeling are unrelated
B) Feeling follows action
C) Action follows feeling
D) Action and feeling go together
  • 5. What is the 'sovereign voluntary path to cheerfulness' described in the text?
A) Avoiding situations that cause fear
B) Waiting for spontaneous cheerfulness to return
C) Taking medication to improve mood
D) Acting and speaking as if cheerfulness were already there
  • 6. In the law of attraction movement, what is the central concept regarding belief?
A) Ask the universe for permission
B) Wait for external signs of success
C) Think about what you lack
D) Act as if you already have it
  • 7. Who developed a therapeutic technique called 'acting as if' in the 1920s?
A) Carl Jung
B) Sigmund Freud
C) Alfred Adler
D) B.F. Skinner
  • 8. How is Alfred Adler's 'acting as if' method often described today?
A) Hypnosis
B) Group therapy
C) Psychoanalysis
D) Role play
  • 9. What did Fritz Strack's 1988 experiment claim would improve mood?
A) Visualizing a happy memory
B) Holding a pen between the teeth to force a smile
C) Staring into a mirror for ten minutes
D) Practicing positive affirmations
  • 10. Why was Fritz Strack awarded the Ig Nobel Prize in 2019?
A) A posterior experiment failed to replicate his 1988 findings
B) His research was entirely fabricated
C) His experiment was proven to be highly dangerous
D) He discovered a new form of human emotion
  • 11. What did the 2022 study find regarding forced smiling compared to neutral expressions?
A) It caused negative emotional distress
B) It was significantly more effective
C) It was not more effective
D) It was less effective than doing nothing
  • 12. What is the primary goal of imitating qualities according to the aphorism?
A) Avoiding the hard work required for success
B) Realizing those qualities and achieving results
C) Deceiving others into believing you are successful
D) Hiding personal insecurities from peers
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