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Students with performance goals as opposed to mastery goals are concerned primarily with

A) achievement motivation.
B) looking good in front of others.
C) bettering themselves in terms of skill competencies.
D) finishing tasks so that they can seek new challenges.

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According to the expectancy x value theory, motivation increases as expectancy of success and the value of rewards increase.

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Students who have performance goals are interested in improving their skills, no matter how awkward they may appear in the process.

Students who focus on learning goals because they value achievement and see their ability as being improvable are said to be ________ students.

According to behavioural theory of motivation, students are motivated primarily by a(n)

Being interested in a task because the activity is enjoyable is what type of motivation?

Trina is an average-ability science student, but she is in danger of receiving a failing grade due to her low test scores. "I know the information when I study at home," she said to Mrs. Kirby, "but as soon as you pass out the test, I get so nervous that I can barely remember my name. Then, as I think about how badly I'm going to do, I get even more nervous." -How can we interpret the negative effects of anxiety on Trina's test performances? That is, how is anxiety likely to hinder her performances?

List the seven levels of needs as described by Maslow. What are the implications for learning when students' deficiency needs are not being satisfied? Contrast this situation against one in which the students' being needs are not satisfied.

Anthony said, "I did well because I was lucky." The type of attribution being demonstrated is

Maslow's hierarchy of needs has been criticized because

Students who come to believe that negative outcomes are uncontrollable and that one's efforts will result in failure have developed a condition called ________.

Each situation below represents a need in Maslow's hierarchy. Which of the following students demonstrates the most basic need that must be satisfied before any other?

Personal freedom, choice, intrinsic motivation, and self-determination are emphasized in ________ theories of motivation.

Students who hold a performance-approach goal orientation want to look good in the eyes of others.

When individuals are naturally interested in a particular activity, they are intrinsically motivated.

Researchers suggest using work sheets and standard assignments for writing tasks with ethnic minority students rather than giving students writing tasks with cultural contexts.

Research exists to support the claim that students' emotions are related to their learning goal orientation.

The following sentence is true about the relationship between motivation and cultural diversity.

On Sunday afternoon, Rick spent a couple of hours picking up discarded bottles and cans from a picturesque section of the wildlife refuge, even though he knew he would not get paid anything for his efforts. Rick's motivation is best described as being

Define motivation, and differentiate between behavioural, humanistic, cognitive, and sociocultural approaches to the interpretation of motivation.