What influence does culture have on developing achievement motivation?
a. cultural cues show children that they need to work hard to overcome obstacles
b. cultural cues show children how culturally approved goals can be achieved
c. cultural cues show children that they need luck to succeed
d. cultural cues show children that they will need help from others to succeed
Ques. 2Which of the following is not a way that parents can encourage achievement motivation in their
children, according to the study discussed in the article?
a. by giving their children rewards for success
b. by praising their children for a job well done
c. by encouraging their children to quit while they are ahead
d. by discouraging their children to complain about failure
Ques. 3Which of the following is not a way that parents can discourage achievement motivation in their
children, according to the study discussed in the article?
a. by displaying annoyance when their children struggle with a difficult task
b. by encouraging their children to quit a difficult task
c. by completing a difficult task for their children
d. by not getting involved when their children struggle with a difficult task
Ques. 4Which of the following is one reason why it is difficult to get data about who drops out and why?
a. colleges do not agree that the drop-out rate is an important issue
b. colleges feel that it is not their responsibility to track graduation rates
c. researchers have not completed the six-year tracking project yet
d. the underlying causes and possible solutions are not clear
Ques. 5How can attending college without ultimately graduating be more detrimental to a student than never
attending college at all?
a. students lose their financial aid if they drop out
b. employers look down on college dropouts more than they do on high school graduates who never tried
college
c. college graduates earn far more over their lifetimes than non-graduates
d. students spend money on college classes without gaining the financial benefits of having a college
degree
Ques. 6What is the goal of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation study mentioned in the reading?
a. to learn about the effects of affirmative action
b. to learn about the role participating in college athletics has on graduating
c. to learn what causes college students to drop out before they earn their degrees
d. to learn how socioeconomics affects college admissions
Ques. 7The graduation rate gap between white students and black and Hispanic students is:
a. increasing
b. decreasing
c. 50 percent
d. 13 percent
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