Exam 15: Cognitive Factors in Motivation

Three of the following characterize students with a performance goal. Which one characterizes students with a mastery goal?

Three of the following statements describe advantages of challenging tasks for motivation. Which statement does not accurately describe the motivational effects of a challenge?

The textbook recommends that teachers encourage students to set and work toward proximal goals. Which one of the following illustrates a proximal goal?

Which one of the following students clearly has a mastery goal rather than a performance goal?

Describe the sequence through which, according to Deci and Ryan, motivation may become increasingly internalized over time. Use a concrete example to illustrate your discussion.

Three of the following statements are accurate descriptions of how competition affects motivation and affect. Which statement is not accurate?

Frank is a good student. He attributes his success partly to studying long hours and partly to his intelligence "High achievement runs in the family," he says). From the perspective of attributions, three of the following statements are likely to be accurate descriptions of Frank. Which one is probably not an accurate description?

Which one of these students has a performance-approach goal?

People's attributions for themselves and for others depend on a variety of factors. Describe how one's self-attributions may be partly a function of six of the following: -Age -Situational cues -History of success and failure -Messages from others -Culture -Gender -Self-protective bias -Image management

Which of the following epistemic belief systems would lead to mastery goals rather than performance goals?

On some occasions, attributing students' failures to lack of effort is quite appropriate. On other occasions, attributions to effort can backfire and be counterproductive. Which one of the following alternatives is the most accurate description of how attributions to effort can sometimes have adverse effects?

Tim and Sally are two fifth graders who have entered their science projects in an elementary school science fair. They both receive blue ribbons on their projects. Considering gender differences in students' explanations for success, how are the two students likely to explain their blue ribbons?

Students have just done well on what was obviously an easy assignment. If their teacher praises them for their success, they are likely to:

A student who has developed learned helplessness about his or her spelling ability is most likely to say which of the following?

Three of the following behaviors reflect a social goal. Which behavior does not necessarily reflect a social goal?

Three of the following conditions appear to be important for the development of a learner's internalized motivation. Which one of the following is probably not an important condition for internalized motivation to develop?

Which one of the following students most clearly has a doing-just enough goal?

Three of the following are examples of social goals. Which one would not necessarily be considered a social goal?

Which one of the following students clearly has a performance goal rather than a mastery goal?

For the past three years, 16-year-old Susan has set her sights on becoming an electrical engineer. Which one of the following statements about Susan is consistent with research on career goals?