Week 11

Question 1

Intrinsic Motivation

Answer 1

motivated to do an activity for its own sake or it satisfy yourself

Question 2

Extrinsic Motivation

Answer 2

motivated because of outward rewards or punishments

Question 3

Motivation

Answer 3

internal states that affect energy toward a goal

Question 4

What is low motivation a contributor to?

Answer 4

poor achievement and dropout

Question 5

What are the four main sources of self efficacy

Answer 5

previous experience
vicarious experience of models
verbal persuasion
physiological reactions

Question 6

achievement motivation

Answer 6

what initiates and maintains behavior in achievement situations

Question 7

What is achievement motivation influenced by?

Answer 7

self efficacy
attributions
expectancies and values
goal orientation

Question 8

Goal theory

Answer 8

people are motivated to achieve by different sets of goals

Question 9

Mastery Goals

Answer 9

learning for the sake of learning; intrinsic; goal is to develop skills

Question 10

Performance goals

Answer 10

focused on outcome; extrinsic

Question 11

Approach

Answer 11

want to perform better than others

Question 12

Avoidance

Answer 12

want to avoid performing worse than others

Question 13

Learned helplessness

Answer 13

The perception developed through experiences that no matter what you do, you will not be competent in a domain

Question 14

Result of learned helplessness

Answer 14

be competent in a domain
Result of a unresponsive environment and attribute the outcomes to their own inadequacies

Question 15

Who is more vulnerable to LH

Answer 15

low SES

Question 16

Fixed mindet

Answer 16

desire to look smart; Avoid challenges, give up easily, see effort as fruitless, ignore useful feedback, be threatened by others’ success

Question 17

Growth Mindset

Answer 17

leads to a desire to learn
Embrace challenges
Persist despite obstacles
See effort as path to mastery
Learn from criticism
Be inspired by others success

Question 18

How does intrinsic motivation change over time?

Answer 18

starts off high in early elementary and decreases steadily through high school

Question 19

When might motivation change with age

Answer 19

changing minsets and changing contexts

Question 20

Changing minsets

Answer 20

Growth when young, but can change to Fixed with failures
Comparison to others shows that effort does not equal ability

Question 21

Changing contexts

Answer 21

High schools are large, impersonal, and bureaucratic
More academically challenging
Use tracking systems that can reinforce entity theories
Tracking is especially bad for motivation when it is inequitable and may reinforce stereotypes

Question 22

Gender in achievement

Answer 22

girls tend to have higher grades than boys and score higher on langauge while boys score higher in math

Question 23

True or false; low ses students tend to have lower acievment than high ses

Answer 23

true

Question 24

What are the social differences in chinese school

Answer 24

Social harmony: chinese students view and regulate their own behaviors
Chinese students view education, their parents, teachers, and others in positions of authority
Chinese teachers manage their classrooms and student behaviors- motivate learning and prevent behavioral problems