PSY 110 Week 2 Homework

The purpose of this assignment is for you to apply what you learned in this week’s activities and readings. Reflect on the results from the activities you completed this week and on how to improve your academic and life skills.

Complete the Week 2 Homework in the McGraw-Hill Connect® Week 2 Activities and Assignments folder.

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Note: You have two attempts available to complete the assignment. The highest scored attempt will be recorded. Your instructor must transfer grades manually to the gradebook. Don’t worry, this might happen after your due date.

According to the text, a __________ is a personal checklist of tasks and activities you need to complete over the course of a certain period of time.

Multiple Choice

plan of action

to-do list

chore list

schedule

If you have too much to do and too little time, the most effective and efficient thing to do is to cut back on sleep.

The third step in time management is:

Multiple Choice

analyzing how you use your time

prioritizing your activities

creating a plan for your time

creating a to-do list

Drag each term to match the correct definition. Not all of the terms may be used.

Time you devote to school, work, family, and other activities that relate to your short- and long-term goals

Time you spend taking care of yourself and your surroundings

Time that you can use to do whatever you wish

A personal checklist of tasks and activities that need to be completed over the course of a certain period, such as a week

A chart showing dates and times when tasks must be complete

The habit of putting off tasks until the last minute

According to the text, what should you do if are making a schedule and don’t know how long a certain task will take?

Multiple Choice

Make an estimate.

Estimate it, then double that amount of time.

Don’t schedule a due date.

Ask someone who has done the task before.

Which of the following is a benefit of creating a schedule for your tasks?

Multiple Choice

You can revise times as necessary if you don’t meet your dues dates.

You can try to beat your schedule by doing more than planned in order to make room for fun.

You can spend moe time rechecking the schedule to search for what do next.

You can pace yourself and build in leisure time.

Which of the following is an example of an activity that falls in the category of maintenance time?

Multiple Choice

Volunteering for the local high school

Exercising at the gym

Having drinks with friends

Writing reports for work

When you analyze how you spend your time each day, it’s helpful to assign each of your activities to one of three different categories: maintenance time, discretionary time, and ___________.

Multiple Choice

priority time

committed time

recreational time

industrious time

Discretionary time is the most flexible type of time.

The general steps to follow for time management is to analyze, prioritize, and plan.

When creating a schedule, you should plan to work on your most important and demanding tasks for your prime time of day.

Which of the following are strategies for reducing procrastination? (Check All That Apply)

Check All That Apply

• Develop self awarenessDevelop self awareness
• Prioritize and schedulePrioritize and schedule
• Start with the largest part of the taskStart with the largest part of the task
• Reward yourselfReward yourself

What happens the longer you procrastinate?

Multiple Choice

The problem goes away.

The smaller a problem becomes.

The larger a problem grows.

The problem stays the same.

The first step in time management is:

Multiple Choice

creating a plan for your time

analyzing how you use your time

creating a to-do list

prioritizing your activities

Although it’s tempting, you shouldn’t get in the habit of rewarding yourself when you complete tasks on your to-do list, as it will eventually decrease your motivation.