Deck 62: Motivating Adolescents

Question 1

The theory that posits that all people believe their behavior results from a specific cause is referred to as __________ theory.

A) social learning
B) attribution
C) intrinsic motivation
D) cognitive learning

Answer 1

B

Question 2

According to Albert Bandura's __________ theory, an important impression is made on adolescents not by telling them what to do, but rather by setting an example for them.

A) social learning
B) self-determination
C) humanistic needs
D) attribution

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the text, __________ arouses, sustains, directs, and integrates behavior.

A) motivation
B) self-determination
C) reinforcement
D) self-efficacy

Answer 3

A

Question 4

__________ is related to internal control, internalized values, and the inherent pleasure of success.

A) Self-efficacy
B) Emotional arousal
C) Need satisfaction
D) Intrinsic motivation

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the four elements to which individuals tend to attribute their performance?

A) Ability
B) Effort
C) The performance of others
D) Luck

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic assumptions of attribution theory?

A) People want to know the cause of their own behavior and that of others.
B) People assume there is a logical explanation for the causes to which they attribute their behavior.
C) The causes that people assign to their behavior influence subsequent behavior.
D) People randomly assign causes to other people's behavior.

Question 7

Intrinsic motivation is related to all of the following EXCEPT __________.

A) internal control
B) identity confusion
C) internalized values
D) the inherent pleasure of success

Question 8

According to Skinner, if adolescents obtain reinforcement for certain behavior, they tend to repeat it with vigor.

Question 9

One of the most significant psychological contributors to successful passage through adolescence is ability.

Question 10

Cognitive theorists believe that internal processes, such as thinking, control human behavior.

Question 11

Adolescents' assumptions about their abilities are usually based on past experience.