Exam 11: Social Cognitive Views of Learning and Motivation

When a teacher gives a "pep talk" to a student and says "you can do it," the teacher may be able to influence a student's self-efficacy for a task.

Josie sees Ray successfully do a cartwheel on a balance beam. Josie is benefitting from

Annie, a fifth-grade student in Mr. Baer's class, is being quiet and sullen for the fifth day in a row. "I just can't do this writing stuff," she finally says in an appeal to Mr. Baer. "I'm not a good student. Give me P.E. or art over this stuff any day!" -How could you use observational learning strategies to help Annie become more confident and successful in her writing skills?

Another word for willpower, _______ refers to the protection of opportunities to reach goals when it is applied to self-regulated learning.

Which one of the following quotes is an example of high self-efficacy?

According to Bandura's theory of self-efficacy, the most important and influential source of self-efficacy information comes from

When a teacher praises two students for raising their hands at an appropriate time, it may increase the likelihood of other students repeating the behaviour. This is an example of _______ reinforcement.

Students who have strong learning skills, can control their own thoughts and behaviours, and possess high levels of motivation for learning are referred to as ________.

Marc receives helpful feedback after performing a new piece of music for his piano teacher. This is an example of

A teacher who deals effectively with a rule breaker may inhibit others from breaking the rule as a result of

In Roger Azevedo's research a self-regulation "coach" is

Which one of the following teaching approaches does Lynn Fuchs (2003) recommend for incorporating self-regulated learning strategies into math-problem solving?

If you watch another teacher successfully teach students how to design a web page and you say to yourself "if he can do it, I can do it", you are relying on ________ as a source of self-efficacy information.

According to Albert Bandura's social cognitive theory, peers

Which one of the following is NOT an essential component of emotional self-regulation?

Mrs. Carson wants her students to learn how to summarize as they read. She models the behaviours for the students and talks about each step she uses to summarize part of a story. For Mrs. Carson's students to begin to learn by observing her modelling, what elements of observational learning do they need to exhibit?

George's sense of efficacy is really low for public speaking, yet he is very confident in his ability to perform mental mathematical calculations quickly. This example demonstrates that self-efficacy is

Which one of the following theories places the greatest emphasis on presenting models so that students can learn from observing others complete a task?

Margaret is feeling "psyched" and ready for her upcoming match. The source of her self-efficacy is likely from

Annie, a fifth-grade student in Mr. Baer's class, is being quiet and sullen for the fifth day in a row. "I just can't do this writing stuff," she finally says in an appeal to Mr. Baer. "I'm not a good student. Give me P.E. or art over this stuff any day!" -What might be the sources of Annie's low self-efficacy beliefs related to her writing beliefs?