Exam 13: Development of Motivation and Self-Regulation

Three of the following teaching strategies should promote intrinsic motivation in the classroom. Which one will not?

A middle school teacher wants to motivate his students to learn classroom subject matter. Considering the age range of the youngsters in his classes, which one of the following strategies is most likely to be effective?

Liam believes that a person's ability can increase through hard work and persistence. Liam holds an _______ view of ability.

Tim often comes to school wearing sandals instead of sneakers on days that he has physical education. He is getting angry with himself regarding his chronic Forgetfulness about appropriate footwear. His teacher suggests that he treat himself To an hour of television at home only on days when he has remembered to wear Sneakers. Tim's teacher is suggesting that Tim use:

Virginia is 6 years old. Georgia is 16 years old. Both girls like figure skating, but neither is a very good skater. Given developmental trends in attributions, we can predict that Virginia is more likely than Georgia to believe that:

Which one of the following teacher statements reflects an entity view of ability?

Several students in Mr. Samber's class have trouble keeping themselves on task during independent seatwork assignments. Mr. Samber gives each of these students a piece of paper on which they are to make a check mark every time they find themselves doing something other than their assignment during seatwork time. Mr. Samber is applying which one of the following concepts?

In adolescence, _______ is increasingly replaced by _______ as a basis for choosing activities.

Which one of the following children is displaying extrinsic motivation?

Listed below are four reasons why children might not want to take their schoolwork seriously or to try very hard to succeed at classroom tasks. Which one of these reasons is consistent with the concept of self-efficacy?

Three of the following definitely show self-regulation as psychologists define the term. Which one does not necessarily involve self-regulation?

Until recently, Hope has had a consistent record of high achievement in all areas of the school curriculum. Now, at the beginning of junior high school, her self-confidence has fallen dramatically. Mr. Lester, her science teacher, sees signs of intelligence lurking under the surface but doesn't know why Hope's self-esteem is dropping. He consults with her math teacher, Ms. Arons, who says, "Hope didn't do very well on the pretest I gave her, so I've been going easy on her and trying not to push her too hard." Drawing on the discussions of sense of self and motivation in Chapter 13, speculate on at least two different reasons why Hope's self-esteem has dropped.

Sixteen-year-old Denzel is complaining about a lengthy research paper his English teacher has just assigned. "Honestly, I'd like to do a good job on this paper. But the timing is the pits. It's the beginning of baseball season, and the coach is counting on me to be back-up pitcher, so I really need to practice. I'm also trying to get my dad's old car in shape so I can use it when I get my license next month." Denzel's comments best reflect which one of the following principles?

Only one of the following definitely illustrates high self-efficacy. Which one?

A police officer visits Ms. Duhaime's preschool class one morning to talk about safety precautions at home and on the street. The children listen quietly and attentively while the officer speaks. At the end of the visit, the officer and teacher agree that the children's good behavior warrants some kind of reinforcement. Given what we know about effective reinforcers at different age levels, their best choice would be:

Three of the following children have social goals. Which one does not necessarily have a social goal?