Which of the following statements is most likely to increase learners' intrinsic motivation?

Which of the following statements is most likely to increase learners' intrinsic motivation?
 
  a. Well done. You've finished all your problems, so you can go back to the reading corner and read any book you want.
  b. Well done. I like it when people are willing to participate in a new activity.
  c. Well done. Everyone has done so well on their seat work, so we won't have homework tonight.
  d. Well done. You are getting very good at solving two-step problems.

Ques. 2

Which of the following is the best definition of motivation?
 
  a. The process involved when people seek to meet their personal needs
  b. The process involved when goal-directed activity is instigated and sustained
  c. The process involved when people increase their behavior to receive reinforcers and avoid punishers
  d. The process involved in which people seek to be all they can be and become self-actualized

Ques. 3

Of the following, which is the most accurate description of social development?
 
  a. The relatively stable inherited characteristics that influence the way one responds to social and physical stimuli
  b. The advances people make in their ability to interact and get along with others
  c. The changes that occur in people as they have experiences with their physical environments
  d. The advances people make in their awareness of their individual strengths and weaknesses

Ques. 4

Megan, a well-behaved, high-achieving seventh grader, has become close friends with Julia, a fun-loving girl who sometimes disrupts class with her antics. Julia is more interested in having fun than in studying, and her grades reflect her lack of effortshe is barely passing. If Megan's behavior is consistent with patterns identified by research, which of the following is the most valid prediction?
 
  a. Since Megan is high achieving and well behaved, she will not be influenced by Julia.
  b. Megan's grades will decline, but her behavior will be unaffected.
  c. Megan's behavior will decline, but her grades will be unaffected.
  d. Megan's grades and behavior will both decline.

Ques. 5

A teacher says the roles we establish are agreements that we make that are good and fair for all students, and therefore we must honor them. Which of Kohlberg's stages does this best illustrate?
 
  a. Social contract
  b. Market exchange
  c. Interpersonal harmony
  d. Law and order

Ques. 6

Ogbu's concept of accommodation without assimilation is best described as:
 
  a. the view that minority students can experience school success while retaining the characteristics of their culture.
  b. the view that members of cultural minorities are most successful if they combine the characteristics of their culture with White American values.
  c. the view that cultural minorities are most successful if schools adapt instruction to accommodate their unique learning styles.
  d. the view that minority students are most successful if they acquire the learning styles of White American students.

Ques. 7

Jon, while with Bill and Ken, steals a canned soft drink in a convenience store after school, but he sincerely regrets it when the incident is revealed in a conversation with his parents, and they appear very hurt over the incident. In the absence of any further information, which of the following best describes the stage of moral development at which Jon is reasoning?
 
  a. Punishment and obedience
  b. Market exchange
  c. Interpersonal harmony
  d. Law and order

Ques. 8

Michael, a high-achieving African American student, is being ostracized by the students from his neighborhood who he used to hang around with. Whitey with a dark skin, they periodically taunt as they see him in the hallway at school. Michael is experiencing the effects of which of the following?
 
  a. Stereotype threat
  b. An ethnic mismatch
  c. A resistance culture
  d. Cultural pride

Ques. 9

You've found that a student is reasoning at Kohlberg's Stage 3, and you want to deter him from inappropriate behavior. Using Kohlberg's work as a basis, which of the following would be the best way to handle an incident?
 
  a. Punish the behavior.
  b. Suggest that if he will refrain from the behavior for a certain period, he will receive a reward.
  c. Ask if his friends encourage or tolerate such behavior.
  d. Discuss with him what kind of a chaotic society we would live in if people behaved the way he did.