Question 1

According to research, in which domain do boys have much greater self-concept than girls?

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct 
B)  academic 
C)  social 
D)  appearance 
A)  conduct 
B)  academic 
C)  social 
D)  appearance D

Question 2

Stereotype threat refers to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire to stereotype out-groups 
B)  a feeling that your in-group is the target of discrimination 
C)  a fear that one's performance might confirm a negative stereotype of one's group 
D)  a desire to avoid stereotyping out-groups that makes one overcompensate by giving extra leeway to the out-group 
A)  a desire to stereotype out-groups 
B)  a feeling that your in-group is the target of discrimination 
C)  a fear that one's performance might confirm a negative stereotype of one's group 
D)  a desire to avoid stereotyping out-groups that makes one overcompensate by giving extra leeway to the out-group C

Question 3

Ms. Ocampos avoids comparing students to each other, uses errors as opportunities for instruction, and emphasizes effort as the cause of learning and success. She is emphasizing which kind of goal?

Accepted Answer

A)  mastery 
B)  performance approach 
C)  performance avoidance 
D)  social 
A)  mastery 
B)  performance approach 
C)  performance avoidance 
D)  social A

Question 4

According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the major influences on self-efficacy?

Accepted Answer

A)  previous experience 
B)  vicarious experience 
C)  persuasion 
D)  ethnic identity 
A)  previous experience 
B)  vicarious experience 
C)  persuasion 
D)  ethnic identity

Question 5

Research on the big-fish-little-pond effect tends to show which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Being a high achiever tends to make you feel like the school is small. 
B)  The achievement level of fellow students has little effect on one's academic self-concept. 
C)  Being in a high achieving school tends to increase one's academic self-concept. 
D)  Being in a high achieving school tends to lower one's academic self-concept. 
A)  Being a high achiever tends to make you feel like the school is small. 
B)  The achievement level of fellow students has little effect on one's academic self-concept. 
C)  Being in a high achieving school tends to increase one's academic self-concept. 
D)  Being in a high achieving school tends to lower one's academic self-concept.

Question 6

What achievement goal emphasizes learning the material and mastering new skills and does not focus on how other students are performing?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Which group tends to have higher self-esteem: African American youth or White youth?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which group tends to have higher self-esteem:...

Question 8

When Ms. Tavernari learns that DiShawn, who is Black and from a low income background, scored very high on the SAT, she congratulates him but is clearly surprised that he did so well. Which of the following concepts is illustrated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Flynn effect 
B)  Stereotype threat 
C)  Big-fish-little-pond effect 
D)  Microaggression 
A)  Flynn effect 
B)  Stereotype threat 
C)  Big-fish-little-pond effect 
D)  Microaggression

Question 9

Johnny thinks that if he puts on a dress, he might become a girl. Johnny lacks

Accepted Answer

A)  gender. 
B)  gender constancy. 
C)  gender ability. 
D)  gender identity. 
A)  gender. 
B)  gender constancy. 
C)  gender ability. 
D)  gender identity.

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about ethnic identity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few African American youth report experiencing racial insults before they are finishing high school. 
B)  Most 11-year-olds are able to understand racial stereotypes that are common in a society. 
C)  Preschoolers cannot correctly label their racial groups. 
D)  Perceptions of stigma due to race are common in elementary school. 
A)  Few African American youth report experiencing racial insults before they are finishing high school. 
B)  Most 11-year-olds are able to understand racial stereotypes that are common in a society. 
C)  Preschoolers cannot correctly label their racial groups. 
D)  Perceptions of stigma due to race are common in elementary school.

Question 11

Which of the following is Erikson's psychosocial stage for adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy versus shame and doubt 
B)  identity versus identity confusion 
C)  industry versus inferiority 
D)  intimacy versus isolation 
A)  autonomy versus shame and doubt 
B)  identity versus identity confusion 
C)  industry versus inferiority 
D)  intimacy versus isolation

Question 12

Which of the following is most under teacher control?

Accepted Answer

A)  situational interest 
B)  personal interest 
C)  self-esteem 
D)  ethnic identity 
A)  situational interest 
B)  personal interest 
C)  self-esteem 
D)  ethnic identity

Question 13

What does it mean to say that students have a need for self-determination and autonomy?

Accepted Answer

Students have a need to feel t

Question 14

Laxmi was not confident that she could learn to program a computer. When she found out that 2 girls with similar GPA in her class were expert programmers her confidence improved dramatically. The influence on her self-efficacy that is most relevant to her change in confidence is

Accepted Answer

A)  previous success and failure. 
B)  vicarious experience. 
C)  persuasion. 
D)  ethnic identity. 
A)  previous success and failure. 
B)  vicarious experience. 
C)  persuasion. 
D)  ethnic identity.

Question 15

Stereotype threat has to do with race and ethnicity, not with gender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which age group tends to have the most inflated self-assessment?

Accepted Answer

A)  early childhood 
B)  middle childhood 
C)  adolescence 
D)  adulthood 
A)  early childhood 
B)  middle childhood 
C)  adolescence 
D)  adulthood

Question 17

What does it mean to show a discrepancy in order to foster student interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Provide feedback regarding correct and incorrect answers. 
B)  Show students that their exam responses are wrong. 
C)  Show students that what they think is true about a topic is false. 
D)  Demonstrate to students the difference between situational and personal interest. 
A)  Provide feedback regarding correct and incorrect answers. 
B)  Show students that their exam responses are wrong. 
C)  Show students that what they think is true about a topic is false. 
D)  Demonstrate to students the difference between situational and personal interest.

Question 18

Let's say that African American students who took the same test performed better if they thought it measured problem solving ability than when they thought it measured intelligence. Which of the following is most relevant to understanding the different average test scores?

Accepted Answer

A)  attribution theory 
B)  stereotype threat 
C)  implicit prejudice 
D)  ethnic identity 
A)  attribution theory 
B)  stereotype threat 
C)  implicit prejudice 
D)  ethnic identity

Question 19

A graph like the one below most likely represents which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  language ability 
B)  perceptions of competence 
C)  Erikson's psychosocial stages 
D)  gender constancy 
A)  language ability 
B)  perceptions of competence 
C)  Erikson's psychosocial stages 
D)  gender constancy

Question 20

Which type of goal tends to result in the worst outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  performance avoidance 
B)  performance approach 
C)  mastery 
D)  social 
A)  performance avoidance 
B)  performance approach 
C)  mastery 
D)  social

According to research, in which domain do boys have much greater self-concept than girls?

Stereotype threat refers to which of the following?

Ms. Ocampos avoids comparing students to each other, uses errors as opportunities for instruction, and emphasizes effort as the cause of learning and success. She is emphasizing which kind of goal?

According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the major influences on self-efficacy?

Research on the big-fish-little-pond effect tends to show which of the following?

What achievement goal emphasizes learning the material and mastering new skills and does not focus on how other students are performing?

Which group tends to have higher self-esteem: African American youth or White youth?

When Ms. Tavernari learns that DiShawn, who is Black and from a low income background, scored very high on the SAT, she congratulates him but is clearly surprised that he did so well. Which of the following concepts is illustrated?

Johnny thinks that if he puts on a dress, he might become a girl. Johnny lacks

Which of the following statements is true about ethnic identity?

Which of the following is Erikson's psychosocial stage for adolescence?

Which of the following is most under teacher control?

What does it mean to say that students have a need for self-determination and autonomy?

Laxmi was not confident that she could learn to program a computer. When she found out that 2 girls with similar GPA in her class were expert programmers her confidence improved dramatically. The influence on her self-efficacy that is most relevant to her change in confidence is

Stereotype threat has to do with race and ethnicity, not with gender.

Which age group tends to have the most inflated self-assessment?

What does it mean to show a discrepancy in order to foster student interest?

Let's say that African American students who took the same test performed better if they thought it measured problem solving ability than when they thought it measured intelligence. Which of the following is most relevant to understanding the different average test scores?

A graph like the one below most likely represents which of the following?

Which type of goal tends to result in the worst outcomes?

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Exam 13: The Self-System and Motivation

According to research, in which domain do boys have much greater self-concept than girls?

Stereotype threat refers to which of the following?

Ms. Ocampos avoids comparing students to each other, uses errors as opportunities for instruction, and emphasizes effort as the cause of learning and success. She is emphasizing which kind of goal?

According to the text, which of the following is NOT one of the major influences on self-efficacy?

Research on the big-fish-little-pond effect tends to show which of the following?

What achievement goal emphasizes learning the material and mastering new skills and does not focus on how other students are performing?

Which group tends to have higher self-esteem: African American youth or White youth?

When Ms. Tavernari learns that DiShawn, who is Black and from a low income background, scored very high on the SAT, she congratulates him but is clearly surprised that he did so well. Which of the following concepts is illustrated?

Johnny thinks that if he puts on a dress, he might become a girl. Johnny lacks

Which of the following statements is true about ethnic identity?

Which of the following is Erikson's psychosocial stage for adolescence?

Which of the following is most under teacher control?

What does it mean to say that students have a need for self-determination and autonomy?

Laxmi was not confident that she could learn to program a computer. When she found out that 2 girls with similar GPA in her class were expert programmers her confidence improved dramatically. The influence on her self-efficacy that is most relevant to her change in confidence is

Stereotype threat has to do with race and ethnicity, not with gender.

Which age group tends to have the most inflated self-assessment?

What does it mean to show a discrepancy in order to foster student interest?

Let's say that African American students who took the same test performed better if they thought it measured problem solving ability than when they thought it measured intelligence. Which of the following is most relevant to understanding the different average test scores?

A graph like the one below most likely represents which of the following?

Which type of goal tends to result in the worst outcomes?

Ways of Thinking About Children

Physical Development and Health

Classic Theories of Learning and Cognition

Information Processing, Memory, and Problem Solving

Cognitive Ability: Intelligence, Talent, and Achievement

Attachment and Personality

Self-Control and Discipline

Emotional Development

Social Cognition

Social Behavior

Peers, Friends, and Play

Language and Literacy

The Child in Context: Family Structure, Child Care, and Media

Filters