Deck 3: Motivation, Decision Making, and Personal Responsibility

Question 1

Your belief that you have the ability to carry out the actions needed to reach a particular goal is called:

A) attitude.
B) self-efficacy.
C) relevance.
D) metacognition.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Modeling is the practice of:

A) turning stress into a motivator.
B) watching others complete a task successfully.
C) experiencing your own success.
D) accepting support and encouragement from others.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of these is NOT a strategy for strengthening your sense of self-efficacy?

A) Seek support and encouragement.
B) Experience success.
C) Observe others who are successful.
D) Ignore all forms of stress.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which statement about stress is correct?

A) Stress is natural.
B) Some people feel stress, while others do not.
C) Stress is always bad.
D) You cannot succeed while experiencing stress.

Question 5

If a goal has relevance for you, it means that:

A) the goal has been assigned to you by someone with authority over you.
B) the factors that determine whether you will achieve the goal are beyond your control.
C) you feel that achieving the goal will make a positive difference in some way.
D) you are having difficulty motivating yourself to achieve the goal.

Question 6

What should you do if an assignment seems irrelevant to your life?

A) Assign it a lower priority than your other assignments.
B) Ask your instructor for a different assignment.
C) Do the bare minimum necessary to complete the assignment.
D) Try to connect the assignment to something that is relevant to you.

Question 7

If your motivation for a particular task starts to wane, you should:

A) think about other interesting things you could be doing.
B) try to connect it to one of your long-term goals.
C) set it aside until your sense of motivation returns.
D) adjust your goals so that completing the task is no longer important.

Question 8

Tai has been working on a paper for her cultural studies class for the last few weeks. Although she was feeling highly motivated about the paper at first, she is starting to get tired of it and wishes that she was finished. What should Tai do to help herself feel motivated again?

A) Think about how working on the paper is improving some of her transferable skills.
B) Focus on the paper as an isolated assignment that is unrelated to her other courses.
C) Set aside the work she has completed so far and start over from the beginning.
D) Ask someone at the writing center to review her work and provide feedback.

Question 9

A powerful motivator that can keep you energized and focused on your goals is a:

A) positive attitude.
B) fixed mindset.
C) barrier.
D) sense of passivity.

Question 10

When you speak positively to yourself about the courses you are taking, the assignments you are working on, and your goals, you are using:

A) extrinsic motivation.
B) intrinsic motivation.
C) self-talk.
D) self-efficacy.

Question 11

Jimena was out late partying on Friday night, had to get up early Saturday morning for work, and then went to a late movie on Saturday night. Her roommate, who woke her up early Sunday morning for a ride to the hospital, had emergency surgery for appendicitis. Now it is 6:00 a. m. on Monday. Jimena would like to keep sleeping, but she knows that she has to get up soon to make it to her psychology class. Which statement is the best example of positive self-talk that Jimena should use to motivate herself to get up and go to class?

A) "Psychology is one of your electives, not a requirement for your major."
B) "Your instructor allows three absences, and you haven't used any of them yet."
C) "You enjoy your psychology course, and you get a lot out of it."
D) "If you go to your psychology class this morning, you can skip your history class this afternoon."

Question 12

What type of motivation stems from your inner desire to achieve a specific outcome?

A) fixed
B) personal
C) extrinsic
D) intrinsic

Question 13

Wanting to earn an "A" in a class to improve your GPA is an example of which type of motivation?

A) extrinsic
B) intrinsic
C) fixed
D) personal

Question 14

Studying hard because you enjoy the feeling of success is an example of which type of motivation?

A) fixed
B) intrinsic
C) extrinsic
D) personal

Question 15

When you imagine the outcome that you would like to see happen and the steps it takes to get there using your senses, including sight, sound, smell, and touch, you are using:

A) visualization.
B) metacognition.
C) self-efficacy.
D) self-talk.

Question 16

Which is the first step you should complete in the decision-making process?

A) Develop and implement an action plan.
B) Identify the decision to be made.
C) Select the best option.
D) Gather information.

Question 17

Obsessing about making the perfect decision can lead a person to:

A) make impossible goals.
B) realize they cannot do everything.
C) stop hoping for the future.
D) fall victim to "analysis paralysis."

Question 18

Pietro is trying to come to a decision about which major he will choose. He has just identified his options as geology, biology, and chemistry. What should Pietro do next?

A) Identify his strengths, weaknesses, interests, and values.
B) Select the best option.
C) Develop and implement an action plan.
D) Gather information about each of the options.

Question 19

Isabella has received job offers from three different companies. She feels she has a good idea of her strengths, weaknesses, and interests and has gathered information about each of the companies. Which step should Isabella take next?

A) Determine a plan for accepting an offer.
B) Evaluate the pros and cons of each company.
C) Select which company she likes best.
D) Rehearse ways to turn down the companies she will not choose.

Question 20

When making a decision, what should you do next after selecting the best option?

A) Evaluate each of the options.
B) Evaluate the outcomes of your decision.
C) Develop and implement an action plan.
D) Identify your strengths, weaknesses, interests, and values.

Question 21

Which step will help you determine whether your decision was effective?

A) Know yourself.
B) Evaluate the outcomes.
C) Gather information.
D) Evaluate your options.

Question 22

What is a benefit of taking personal responsibility for your education?

A) It puts you in control of maintaining your motivation.
B) It frees you from the need to make choices about your future.
C) It allows you to complete your college education more quickly.
D) It ensures that you will get high grades in your classes.

Question 23

Taking personal responsibility for your education does NOT involve:

A) showing respect for your instructors and classmates.
B) proving to yourself that you value your education.
C) being driven by extrinsic motivation.
D) driving your own personal growth.

Question 24

When you believe you can improve and further develop your skills, you are employing which type of mindset?

A) growth
B) fixed
C) intrinsic
D) extrinsic

Question 25

Dana played clarinet well in high school, but when playing in a music class at college, she realized that other students played the same instrument much better than she did. She quickly felt intimidated and soon came to believe that she simply would never be able to play the clarinet as well as the other students. In regard to playing the clarinet, Dana has developed which type of mindset?

A) intrinsic
B) extrinsic
C) growth
D) fixed

Question 26

Which statement about attribution theory is NOT true?

A) It has to do with the judgments one makes about other people's attributes.
B) People tend to attribute what happens in their lives to either internal or external causes.
C) People tend to believe that the internal or external causes can stay the same or change.
D) It is a theory about how people use information to explain events that occur in their lives.

Question 27

Most colleges encourage a type of learning in which instructors create a learning environment, but students are expected to think critically about course material and engage in classroom discussion and debate. What is this type of learning called?

A) remedial
B) rote
C) active
D) passive

Question 28

Methods for mastering important course material are known as:

A) visualization.
B) metacognition.
C) growth mindsets.
D) learning strategies.

Question 29

Awareness of how you think and learn is known as:

A) metacognition.
B) relevance.
C) self-efficacy.
D) modeling.

Question 30

Which is a strategy to make use of metacognition?

A) look for connections
B) seek applications for your knowledge
C) monitor your progress
D) build transferable skills

Question 31

The stronger your sense of self-efficacy, the less likely you will do what is needed to achieve your goals.

Question 32

When you can prove to yourself that you are making progress, you strengthen your sense of self-efficacy.

Question 33

Relevance can motivate you to achieve a goal that seems boring or unpleasant in the short term.

Question 34

You should be able to find something interesting in every class because almost all academic topics relate to one another in some way.

Question 35

If you study hard because you enjoy the feeling of success, then you are motivated for extrinsic reasons.

Question 36

Obsessing about making a "perfect decision" will help to motivate you to select a course of action.

Question 37

When you have a growth mindset, you take personal responsibility for setbacks rather than blame others for them.

Question 38

When a person can attribute causes to factors that are both external and stable, they are in a better position to take responsibility for their choices and the outcomes they face.

Question 39

Kaito believes that his terrible psychology instructor is to blame for his failing grade on the test. This is an example of blaming internal causes.

Question 40

If you are motivated for and excited about achieving your long-term goals, you are demonstrating grit.

Question 41

Identify and describe the three key components of motivation.

Question 42

Identify three strategies for maintaining a positive attitude when a class leaves you feeling uninspired.

Question 43

Describe two of your intrinsic motivators and two of your extrinsic motivators for obtaining a college degree, and explain how each drives you to reach your goal.

Question 44

Explain which type of motivation you feel is more effective in pushing you to reach your goals - intrinsic or extrinsic - and why. Give examples.

Question 45

Give an example of a long-term goal that you have set for yourself and explain how you can use visualization to help you achieve that goal.

Question 46

List the eight steps of making a reasonable decision.

Question 47

Identify three active learning strategies.

Question 48

Explain what metacognition is and provide examples of how you have used metacognition in your own life to help you learn.

Question 49

List three strategies for using metacognition to improve your performance in school.

Question 50

Define grit and describe a time you demonstrated grit to achieve a long-term goal.