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