Three of the following teachers are likely to enhance students' intrinsic motivation to do well in the classroom. Which one is unlikely to do so?
a. Ms. Acton's enthusiasm about science is evident in everything she does in class.
b. Ms. Barton asks students to imagine how scary it must have been to sail across an uncharted ocean with Columbus in 1492.
c. Ms. Canton reminds students that good grades are important for getting a college scholarship.
d. Ms. Dayton tells students, This class has produced the most creative art projects I've seen in a long time. You should be very proud of yourselves.
Ques. 2Mr. Lopez, a third-grade teacher, wants to enhance his students' intrinsic motivation to learn classroom subject matter. Three of the following strategies should accomplish this goal. Which one is not likely to enhance students' intrinsic motivation to learn?
a. Mr. Lopez explains that using quiet, indoor voices during a cooperative learning activity can help students accomplish their goals for the activity.
b. Mr. Lopez consistently shows students that he cares about their well-being and wants them to do well in his class.
c. Mr. Lopez promises his students that they can have free time at the end of the day if they do well on their spelling tests.
d. Mr. Lopez gives students the scaffolding they need in order to be successful at challenging tasks.
Ques. 3Karin and her mother live on welfare in a poor, inner-city neighborhood in Detroit. Karin is quite bright and highly motivated, and she really wants to get a college education. However, she knows that, on average, students from low-income homes perform more poorly on the SAT tests than students from wealthier homes. When she takes the SAT, she is so nervous that she has trouble concentrating on the test items, and as a result her scores are lower than they should be. Which of the following concepts best explains what has happened to Karin?
a. Hot cognition
b. Stereotype threat
c. Cognitive dissonance
d. High motive to avoid failure
Ques. 4According to the text book, Which of the following factors does not influence a person's critical thinking skills?
a. Income
b. Personality characteristics
c. Epistemic beliefs
d. Cultural upbringing
Ques. 5Which one of the following individuals is most likely to have facilitating anxiety?
a. Art doesn't begin his 20-page research report for his psychology class until the night before it is due.
b. Bert has heard that his statistics professor is an easy grader, so he isn't the least bit worried about getting at least a B in his statistics course.
c. Curt can't find his car keys, and he was supposed to leave 5 minutes ago for the airport to catch his plane.
d. Dave is nervous about doing well in the 100-meter dash.
Ques. 6Whenever Elliot thinks about science, he also thinks about how much he likes science. Which one of the following statements best explains this situation?
a. Elliott's liking of science is an excellent example of Hull's theory that behavior strength = habit ? drive.
b. In the brain, people's affective responses to topics may be closely connected to their knowledge about those topics.
c. Elliott's love of science suggests that he is a sensation seeker.
d. Elliott's strong interest in science reflects an interplay of hot cognition and self-conscious emotions.
Ques. 7Whenever Gisela has a fight with her boyfriend, she remembers the times he has treated her poorly. But later, when he sends her a dozen roses to apologize for hurting her, she remembers how thoughtful and caring he can often be. Gisela's change of heart can best be explained using the concept of:
a. sensation seeking
b. challenge (as opposed to threat)
c. need to avoid failure
d. mood-dependent memory
Ques. 8Eloise's history teacher lectures for hours at a time with out receiving questions from the class or giving the class a break to speak with each other about the lecture. As a result, Eloise is bored when she is in history class. Given the textbooks' explanation of boredom as it is related to motivation, which of the following is most likely to be true?
a. Eloise will be motivated to learn the material on her own when she is at home.
b. Eloise will not pay attention in class and therefore will not benefit from the instruction.
c. Eloise will work extra hard to pay attention to the lecture in class.
d. Eloise will loose all interest in history and will avoid all history classes in the future.
Ques. 9Vance is quite surprised to hear that his friend Adam has been caught shoplifting, as he has always thought of Adam as someone who is honest, law-abiding, and respectful of others' rights and possessions. There must be a logical explanation for why Adam was seen shoplifting, Vance thinks to himself, and I won't rest until I find out what it is. Vance's motivation can best be explained using the concept of:
a. cognitive dissonance
b. state anxiety
c. need for relatedness
d. optimal level of arousal
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